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In his first season at Norwich, Sainz scored on his debut in an EFL Cup tie against Fulham and went on to add another seven goals in all competitions, including a memorable FA Cup goal against Liverpool at Anfield.

He began the 2024-25 season in blistering fashion scoring 16 goals from 20 appearances in all competitions, a run including two hat-tricks against Derby County and Plymouth Argyle.

However, his form dipped in the second half of the campaign and he only added two more to his tally, finishing second in the Championship top scorer list behind Leeds United’s Joel Piroe.

This dip in form was compounded by Sainz receiving a six-match ban for spitting at Sunderland defender Chris Mepham in the game at the Stadium of Light in December 2024.

He made a full apology for the incident, saying in a statement: “Spitting at an opponent is completely out of character for me, and my reaction in that moment was unacceptable….I am deeply disappointed in myself and for letting all of you down through my conduct.”

Speaking following Norwich’s 3-1 pre-season win over Northampton Town on Saturday, new head coach Liam Manning told BBC Radio Norfolk that Sainz’s move was a “terrific deal” for the club.

He added: “It allows us to improve the team, and that’s part and parcel of football now.

“My job is to concentrate on what we’ve got here and how we get the group ready for next week and beyond. We’re working hard behind the scenes to add.

“There are still a few faces we need to add and will add so we’ll keep pushing on that and make the squad as strong as we can.”

The results in the second of the weekend’s two home races for Porsche came after a strong performance in qualifying. Four Porsche drivers reached the duel stages, resulting in a front row lockout and three championship points. Pole position was taken by Wehrlein, his third of the season (more than anyone else) and his first one in Berlin. All of his lap times in the duels were fast enough for pole. Da Costa took third on the grid behind Dan Ticktum of Porsche customer team Cupra Kiro. Andretti drivers Nico Müller and Jake Dennis started P5 and P16 respectively.

Porsche has extended its lead in the manufacturers’ standings by two points while the factory-run TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team now holds a 23-point advantage in the teams’ standings.

Cupra Kiro drivers Ticktum and David Beckmann finished P14 and P16 respectively. Müller (Andretti) crossed the finish line in P8 but was dropped back to P17 due to a penalty for contact with another car.

Post-by-post coverage of the race can be found on the X channel @PorscheFormulaE.

Comments on the Berlin E-Prix

Florian Modlinger, Director Factory Motorsport Formula E: ‟At the end of the day it was a very tough result. Congratulations to Ollie Rowland for winning the Drivers’ World Championship this year! We had a great performance in qualifying with Pascal taking pole and overall four Porsche in the top five on the grid. We knew that it would be a difficult, energy sensitive race and we tried it from the front which didn’t pay off because of the high energy usage compared to the guys at the back. At the end they came up and we went backwards. António collected very valuable points, but this is not the result we wanted. We’ll put this behind us. Overall, what we achieved in Berlin was a step forward in our main target from a three-point deficit in the Manufacturers’ Championship to a seven-point lead, and on the teams’ side we arrived with a ten-point lead and go into London and the last two races with a 23-point advantage. A lot can happen in the last two races, but we are up there to fight for the two world championship titles. That’s our target.”

Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche factory driver (#1): ‟A disappointing race for us. Definitely not what we wanted. Starting from P1, I think the pace was not too bad but also a lot of tyre degradation. We need to look into the strategy. We did something different to the others and took a very short first Attack Mode but then lost a lot of places. No points for me in the race today which means that the Drivers’ Championship is officially gone now to Oliver Rowland. Congrats to him, he deserves it! We will try to fight hard in London for the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ Championships and then we bounce back for next year.”

António Félix da Costa, Porsche factory driver (#13): ‟Not a great one to be honest. We had high hopes going into it but finished P9 in the end. With both cars we stayed up front for most of the race but with two safety cars in the middle it bunched everyone up and there were a few guys behind with more energy so it really helped them. I’m sure we didn’t do everything right. We’ll sit down and debrief with the team and learn from it. The good thing is that we are still leading in the teams’ standings and we opened that gap in the manufacturers’ going into London.”

ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – standings after 14 of 16 races

Drivers’ classification
1.⁠ ⁠Oliver Rowland (GBR), 184 points
2.⁠ ⁠Pascal Wehrlein (GER), 125 points
3. Taylor Barnard (GBR), 112 points
4. ⁠António Félix da Costa (POR), 103 points
7.⁠ ⁠Dan Ticktum (GBR), 82 points
10.⁠ ⁠Jake Dennis (GBR), 77 points
15.⁠ ⁠Nico Müller (SUI), 48 points
24.⁠ ⁠David Beckmann (GER), 0 points

Teams’ classification

1.⁠ ⁠TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team (GER), 228 points

2.⁠ ⁠Nissan Formula E Team (JPN), 205 points

3.⁠ ⁠DS Penske (USA), 168 points

7.⁠ ⁠Andretti Formula E (USA), 125 points

10.⁠ ⁠CUPRA KIRO (USA), 82 points

Manufacturers’ classification

1.⁠ ⁠Porsche, 342 points

2.⁠ ⁠Nissan, 335 points

3.⁠ ⁠Jaguar, 279 points

The official points standings can be found on the Formula E website.

Next up

The next outing for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Andretti Formula E and Cupra Kiro are races 15 and 16 at the London E-Prix on 26 and 27 July 2025.

Porsche in Formula E

2024/2025 sees Porsche contest its sixth Formula E season. In addition to the factory TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, American customer team Andretti Formula E is entering the Porsche 99X Electric of the latest GEN3 Evo generation. With the addition of Cupra Kiro, this season will be the first time that a second Porsche customer team has entered the series; they will be using 99X technology of the previous GEN3 generation. Formula E gives the brand valuable insights for its production sports cars.

World No.1 Jannik Sinner could not believe what he had just accomplished.

The Italian tennis titan stretched his arms out to the sky as he was crowned men’s singles champion of Wimbledon 2025, dethroning two-time reigning champion and world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday (13 July).

This is Sinner’s first Grand Slam outside of the hard court Slams, the fourth major title of the 23-year-old’s stellar career. He becomes the first Italian singles player to win at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, making it through to the championship in three hours and four minutes.

Just 35 days after the respective world No.1 and No.2 players played out a five-and-a-half-hour classic in the Roland-Garros final, Sinner has exacted his revenge with a thrilling victory on Centre Court.

More to follow…

In his first year in EF Education-EasyPost pink, Danish classics star Kasper Asgreen wants to add to his impressive list of victories. He has already notched a Giro d’Italia stage win to his tally, which includes the Ronde van Vlaanderen, E3 SaxoBank Classic, and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, as well as a stage at the Tour de France and four Danish time trial titles.

He joined our team because he was impressed with our squad’s attacking style. That’s how Kasper loves to race, too – when the peloton explodes, and he has to make split-second decisions on the fly, pick his moment to go, and then ride with everything he has to the line, he comes into his own. That’s why he loves the spring classics and hard breakaways.

Kasper learned how to race when he was a kid in Denmark, where he started out riding for the local club in Kolding, the small university city where he now lives with his wife and which he will always call home. Before he took up cycling, Kasper rode horses. From the age of four, he competed in dressage. He still draws on his childhood equestrian experience now as a pro bike racer. It taught him discipline: the value of showing up and putting in the work no matter what.

Bike racing was tough for him at first. Kasper didn’t win a race for his first three years. He loved the sport nonetheless and was soon making fast progress. Now, he is one of the best one-day racers in the world.

Still, Kasper’s love of the sport is what drives him. Being a pro comes with pressures and hard times, but he knows that it is a privilege to be a bike racer. He races better when he is enjoying the sport, and he enjoys the sport most on a winning team.

That’s what we’re bringing to the 2025 Tour de France. Kasper Asgreen is raring to race.

Donington Park. “You are the king of Donington Park,” a fan
shouted to Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) on Sunday afternoon – perfectly
summing up the seventh round of the 2025 FIM Superbike World
Championship (WorldSBK). ‘El Turco’ secured pole position and
another hat-trick aboard his BMW M 1000 RR for the ROKiT BMW
Motorrad WorldSBK Team on the legendary British circuit. After
winning race one on Saturday and the Superpole Race on Sunday
morning – which also marked BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s 100th podium
in WorldSBK – he went on to win the second main race as well, taking
over the lead in the riders’ standings. After seven of twelve
rounds, Razgatlioglu now holds a four-point lead over Nicolò Bulega
(ITA / Ducati). His total of twelve wins at Donington Park also sets
a new record. His teammate, Michael van der Mark (NED), suffered a
series of setbacks in the UK through no fault of his own. He
finished 13th on Saturday and retired from both races on Sunday. The
season continues from 25th to 27th July at the brand-new Balaton
Park Circuit in Hungary.

Reactions after the Donington Park round.

Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport: “It was
an incredible weekend for us, putting us back in the lead of the world
championship – right where we belong. I think a lot of people wrote us
off after the season opener in Australia. I’m incredibly proud of the
team, the engineers at home, the test team, all the mechanics, and
everyone else who puts in tireless effort. No one gave up – everyone
worked to bring us back to the front, to fight for victories again,
and now to lead the championship. Toprak did an unbelievable job. He’s
back in his flow, and you can feel his mental strength. Nothing can
shake him. Everyone works with full focus from the first free practice
to the final race. We are immensely proud of that. Unfortunately,
Mickey had an extremely tough weekend here, and together we will do
everything to bring him back to the front as well. Lastly, on behalf
of all at BMW Motorrad, I’d like to thank the team: to take the triple
win at the home round is just fantastic.”

Christian Gonschor, Technical Director BMW Motorrad
Motorsport: “This weekend at Donington brought unusually warm
conditions, which presented a challenge for the entire paddock so
Friday was initially a process of adaptation for us. We worked very
intensively during the practice sessions to understand the bike under
these conditions and grip levels. That worked out perfectly – the BMW
M 1000 RR was spot on. From FP3 onward, the bike was in an ideal
operating window, and for the rest of the weekend we only needed to
fine-tune it. Toprak’s outstanding Superpole lap and race performances
confirmed this. Unfortunately, Mickey’s weekend was severely impacted
by his unavoidable crash in FP3 – he went down on oil left on the
track following another rider’s engine failure. This triggered a chain
of unfortunate events, requiring a lot of repair and analysis work.
One thing led to another. We apologise to him and are confident he’ll
bounce back in Hungary. It’s a new circuit for everyone, which makes
it exciting. One of the strengths of both our riders is their ability
to quickly adapt to new tracks, so we’re really looking forward to
racing at Balaton Park Circuit.”

Toprak Razgatlioglu, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
Team: “I’m very happy because before I came here, my biggest
target was the hat-trick. I love this track and I really like riding
here. I’m enjoying it and now I have 12 wins here, so I broke the
record. It’s of course also good to now be in the championship lead,
but I’m not focused on that, I just focus from race to race and on
winning them. The next races are at Balaton which is new for everyone.
We will see there. I hope we will win there, too. The circuit is a bit
difficult but also suits my style a bit. But we will see. We will work
hard and then we are ready to fight for the win again.”

Michael van der Mark, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK
Team: “This has been a very tough one. It seemed that the
odds were against us this weekend. There was this crash on oil I
couldn’t avoid in FP3, then we were struggling with different
technical issues. Everyone worked really hard but the only reward we
got was the points from race one. Now we will regroup and then head to
Hungary; a new track for everyone and I am sure we can turn our
fortunes there again. Toprak has shown the potential of the bike and I
am happy for him and the team for the hat-trick. We all will work very
hard now and my aim is to be back in the mix before we go into the
summer break.”

Facts and figures.

Superpole.

Air temperature: 21°, track temperature: 33°, humidity: 61%,
conditions: dry.

Race 1.

Air temperature: 27°, track temperature: 41°, humidity: 44%,
conditions: dry, laps: 23.

Fastest race lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu, lap 6, 1:26.441

Superpole Race.

Air temperature: 21°, track temperature: 30°, humidity: 67%,
conditions: dry, laps: 10.

Fastest race lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu, lap 2, 1:25.666

Race 2.

Air temperature: 24°, track temperature: 38°, humidity: 54%,
conditions: dry, laps: 23.

Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 4, 1:25.961

Current riders’ classification (R07/12, after 21 of 36 races).

Current manufacturers’ classification (R07/12, after 21 of 36 races).