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Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok was forced to escape from a burning car at the Goodwood Revival festival.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Ted Field’s Radar Pictures, best known for the “Jumanji” and “The Chronicles of Riddick” franchises, has teamed with James Leon’s 8th Gear Entertainment to produce action-thriller “Breakneck,” centering on a female driver who moves between the worlds of getaway driving and Formula E racing. The project is eyed as a franchise-starter in the vein of “Fast & Furious,” and is being made in partnership with FIA ABB Formula E, electric racing’s championship organizer. Jim Byrkit (“Coherence”) will direct from a script by Nick Kocher (“Saturday Night Live”). “Breakneck” chronicles the story of a racer, who — despite growing up as a poor orphan — climbs the Formula E ranks only to have her first ePrix race end terribly, and in her removal from the sport. To make ends meet, she becomes a getaway driver for a gang in Miami, still reminiscing of her days as a Formula E driver.

Iconic TV presenter Vernon Kay has the luxury of travelling the world in his role as presenter for The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. But the star admitted it is job as a busy and in-demand TV presenter does come with a downside – long stints away from wife Tess Daly and their two daughters, Phoebe, 17, and Amber, 12.

HELLO! magazine, Formula E television presenter Nicki Shields has revealed that she and her husband Mark Sainthill are expecting their second child.RELATED: WATCH: A day in the life of Nicki Shields as a new mum at homeAnd Nicki, who already has two-year-old son Arthur with Mark, also tells the magazine how the new addition is going to be a boy.

EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday, the frequencies of Fox Sports, Discovery, the BBC, ITV, and many other broadcasters will be tuned to the Empty Quarter in the Saudi Arabian desert. It’s a landscape that could be mistaken for Tatooine in the Star Wars universe, but come the weekend, it will be home to the most extreme motorsport event ever created, featuring a dazzling collection of drivers from racing worlds including Formula 1 and rallying.

By Jordan Moreau