Paddock Whispers: News ticker on all the important Formula E paddock topics in London

Formula E heads into the final race weekend of its 12th season this weekend with the London E-Prix. Find out what else is going on in the paddock at the circuit in the latest instalment of our series ‘Paddock Whispers’. We’ll be updating this live feed regularly throughout the weekend.

>>> Formula E: Electric Lap Livery Design Winner

[08/14 | 1:00 pm] The developer of the Formula E video game ‘Formula E: Electric Lap’, Feenix, organised a design competition in which fans could design a special livery for the Formula E cars. The winner of the competition has now been announced. The design created by the winner, Beth, will be included into the video game and will additionally be showcased on a real Formula E car at the racetrack in the English capital. The video game can also be tested out in London.

>>> O’Sullivan & Günther completed the Envision Gen4 test

[08/14 | 11:40 am] According to FE Notebook reports, Zak O’Sullivan and Maximilian Günther took part in a Jaguar test at Estoril, Portugal, last week. The test is said to have taken place for the Jaguar customer team Envision Racing. Rumour has it that Günther is set to move from DS Penske to Envision next season. The German had received special permission from his current team to take part in the test. O’Sullivan is currently a development driver for the British team.

Stoffel Vandoorne and Antonio Felix da Costa were also on site for Jaguar. Lola and Stellantis also carried out test drives at Estoril.

Read more about Max Günther’s potential move

>>> Sennheiser to become Formula E’s new audio specialist

[08/14 | 10:45am ] Formula E and Sennheiser have announced a multi-year partnership for the 13th season. As part of this collaboration, the all-electric world championship will integrate Sennheiser’s audio solutions and its AMBEO immersive audio technologyinto the racing series. The aim is to define the sound of the fourth-generation cars and bring them closer to audiences at home.

Andreas Sennheiser, CEO of the Sennheiser Group, describes the ambitions behind the collaboration as follows: ‘We are driven by the ambition to bring advanced audio technologies into real-world applications, and this collaboration gives us an exciting opportunity to rethink the role sound can play in electric racing. Great visuals deserve equally compelling sound, and we see real potential to define the sport's unique acoustic character through dynamic in-car and trackside soundscapes. Ultimately, this partnership is about learning, exploring and helping to shape the future of how live sport is experienced.”

>>> Jaguar sets two Guinness World Records

[08/14 | 10:20am ] Jaguar TCS Racing has kicked off the London race week with a major announcement. The British team revealed that it had broken several Guinness World Records.

The first record is for the largest GPS drawing ever created on foot: over a 100-kilometre route through the streets of London, the participants traced the outline of the Jaguar Formula electric racing cars. A total of 29 team members from Jaguar TCS Racing and Tata Consultancy Services completed the route, which started and finished at TCS’s London headquarters. Each runner carried a GPS device, which was passed between the participants. The requirements for the world record were that the artwork had to be recognisable, the route had to be mapped in its entirety, time-stamped GPS files had to be provided, and the participants had to be fully traceable.

The second record successfully set by the team led by team principal Ian James is for the ‘most participants in a racing simulator video game relay race’. The team managed more than 100 handover changes.

 

 

 

 

 

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>>> Disney+ to become new streaming partner for Gen4

[08/14 | 09:35 am] Formula E is set to have a new global streaming partner for the coming season. Formula E and the streaming service Disney+ have signed a multi-year contract. The new offering is intended to complement the existing coverage on free-to-air and pay-TV.

Get ready to experience Formula E like never before ⚡️

Disney+ is your Formula E streaming platform for 2026/27 🫶#FormulaE pic.twitter.com/tm9c7S7WDO

— Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) 11 August 2026

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>>> Porsche celebrates the end of the season with a special ‘75 Years of Porsche Motorsport’ livery

[08/14 | 09:00 am] Porsche’s German works team is heading into the final race weekend of the 12th season with a special livery. To mark the end of the Formula E season in the anniversary year ‘75 Years of Porsche Motorsport’ the two Porsche 99X Electric cars driven by Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Müller will feature a white-and-blue retro design reminiscent of successful Porsche racing cars from the 1980s. This marks the Formula E team’s third special livery of the season.

In keeping with the design, Nico Müller’s helmet has also been updated to match the car’s livery.

 

 

 

 

 

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>>> De Vries causes confusion with statement on Porsche’s plans

[08/14 | 08:20am] Mahindra driver Nyck de Vries claimed during a virtual media session organised by Formula E that Porsche is, after all, not planning a second works team for the coming season. "Porsche will not have a second works team"’, said the Tokyo race winner. When it was pointed out that the manufacturer had announced exactly that in November 2025, he replied: "No, no, not anymore."

De Vries did not cite any source or evidence to support his statement. The claim contradicts the officially communicated position: Porsche is still planning to field a second works team alongside its existing one for the Gen4 era. Formula E also told Grande Premio that it had not been informed of any change. There is no reliable evidence to suggest that the project has been cancelled.