Hello MiniE Fans, It’s time for the very final round of the 2018-19 FIA ABB Formula E Championship from Brooklyn, New York. Did you know that New York is twinned with a number of cities; many of whom have hosted an ePrix themselves such as Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Rome and Santiago. Four drivers headed into the day with a
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Hello MinE Fans! New York hosts the final rounds of the 2018-19 FIA ABB Formula E championship on the Brooklyn Street Circuit, overlooking the Manhattan skyline. New York is often referred to as “the big apple”, but do you know why? Apparently the term came from horse racing, specifically a publication from the 1920’s which coined the term to describe
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Servus MiniFans! The idyllic Red Bull Ring hosts round nine of the 2019 FIA F1 World Championship this weekend, from the heart of the Styrian mountains. The circuit is located in the tiny city of Spielberg bei Knittelfeld – a place that only has a population of 5,000! I’m sure that’s increased massively this weekend – especially with the number
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Hallo MiniE Fans! The federal city of Switzerland hosts the curiously named “Swiss ePrix” (rather than being called the Bern ePrix) this weekend. Did you know that Bern is the city where Albert Einstein lived when he concluded his theory of relativity? This is the 11th round of the season with only two more afterwards, both in New York. Despite
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Bonjour MiniFans, The F1 circus has made its way to Canada for the 7th round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship. Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hosts the event, but did you know that the circuit was originally called Île Notre-Dame Circuit. The track was renamed in 1982 as a tribute to the former-Canadian driver. Heading into the event, Lewis
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Bonjour MiniFans! The incredible principality of Monaco hosts this weekend’s Formula One. This circuit does get a lot of criticism from some fans due to having processional races, but it is one of the cornerstones of F1 so don’t expect the race to be leaving the calendar any time soon. Love it or hate it though, you can not deny
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Hallo MiniE Fans! The Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin plays host to round 10 of the 2018-19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Did you know that Tempelhof was a fully functioning airport until 2008. Strangely Tempelhof’s replacement, Brandenburg Airport, is still under construction. The race begins with Jean-Eric Vergne leading the drivers’ standings by just one point from team
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Bonjour MiniE Fans! The idyllic and visually stunning Monte Carlo plays host to Formula E this weekend. The big question on everybody’s mind heading into the event was whether or not the sport would see its 9th race winner of the season. It’s hard to believe that is possible, but this was also true after six races too. Oliver Rowland
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Hola MiniFans! The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosts the 5th round of the 2019 FIA F1 World Championship this weekend with Mercedes looking to continue their 100% race win record this season. Did you know that the circuit is in the municipality of Montmeló, a tiny region which only has a recorded population of under 9,000 people! In Q1, the two
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Bonjour MiniEFans! The Circuit des Invalides hosts its 4th Formula E race this weekend, and the 8th race of the 2019 FIA ABB Formula E season. Jean-Eric Vergne, Lucas di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi are the previous winners of this event, but can they do it again? In qualifying, Pascal Wehrlein became the first driver to take more than one
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