McLaren will acquire the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team and enter the electric racing series under its own name from 2022.
Last year, Mercedes announced it would quit Formula E – of which it is the reigning champion – to focus on developing road cars. The German brand’s last race this year will also be the last before the introduction of the radically different and much improved “Gen3” Formula E race car for the 2022/2023 season.
From the start of the next Formula E season, McLaren Racing will field participants in four of the world’s most prestigious racing series, with its recent entry into the off-road equivalent series, Extreme E, adding to its participation. longtime Formula 1 and Indycar.
McLaren signed an option to race in Season 9 of Formula E in January last year, since making its Extreme E debut. It says the expansion into the street circuit single-seater series “reflects not just McLaren’s commitment to EV motorsport, but the goal of accelerating McLaren Racing’s sustainability journey and reaching a new, more diverse global audience.”
Mercedes-EQ team boss Ian James will take charge of the new McLaren Racing Formula E team, but Woking has yet to announce its driver line-up, powertrain supplier or sponsors.
James thanked Mercedes for “being the most supportive owner in helping us do what we do best: racing”, and pledged to focus on “getting the best possible results” for the rest of the current season.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said: “McLaren Racing is always looking to compete with the best and at the cutting edge of technology, giving our fans, partners and people new ways to be excited, entertained and inspired. Formula E, like all our series races, fulfills all these criteria.
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Source: www.autocar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-05-14 08:37:31