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Ferrari finished 2.700 seconds behind the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas in Austria

Ferrari are bringing forward some planned upgrades to their car after a disappointing showing at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.

Lead driver Charles Leclerc was runner-up on Sunday, but the car was a second off the pace in qualifying seventh.

Formula E is live on the BBC across August

Formula E driver Daniel Abt has secured a return to racing a month after being sacked for letting another driver impersonate him in an esports event.

The German, 27, will drive for the Chinese Nio 333 team in the six season-finale races in Berlin from 5 August.

The current Ferrari car pictured during winter testing

Ferrari have been forced to make a major redesign of their car as a result of flaws discovered since it ran in pre-season testing in February.

Team boss Mattia Binotto said work on understanding why the car was off the pace led to a "significant change of direction in terms of development".

Formula E is now officially recognised as an FIA world championship

Formula E has unveiled its provisional race calendar for next season, set to begin in January 2021.

Chile will host the first race - the Santiago E-Prix - with a double-header finale in London during July.

Rea won the Superpole race at the opening round at Phillip Island

Jonathan Rea has committed to continue his hugely successful partnership with Kawasaki by signing a new multi-year contract with the Japanese marque.

Rea has won five consecutive World Superbike titles, starting in his first year on a Kawasaki in 2015.