It was the second roll of the day for the Andretti entry after Catie Munnings ended upside down when attempting a pass in the opening qualifying heat.Īfter escaping the incident investigated by the stewards, Al-Attiyah applied pressure on leader Foust but, in trying to dive down the inside of the McLaren, the Qatari hit a patch of camel grass and rolled in front of the leader. Nico Rosbergs team won the inaugural Extreme E race in the AlUla desert and he hopes the new series social conscience will inspire the world of sport to a. McLaren’s Tanner Foust and Emma Gilmour clinched the victory in a race that was red flagged after rolls for Andretti and Abt Cupra on the opening lap.Ĭontact on the run to Turn 2 between Abt’s 2023 Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Scheider’s Carl Cox entry resulted in the former running into Timmy Hansen (Andretti), who had nowhere to go and rolled. The Redemption Race also proved to be a dramatic affair as McLaren, Carl Cox Motorsport, JBXE, Abt Cupra and the Andretti squads battled for a maximum of eight championship points for the winner. Photo by: Colin McMaster / Motorsport Images It was RXR that made the best start to the final as Kristoffersson, who was fifth at Turn 1, managed to blitz the run to Turn 2 to emerge in the lead from Veloce’s Hansen, with Ekstrom slotting into third.Įmma Gilmour, Tanner Foust, NEOM McLaren Extreme E Finding success in the off-road championship that races in the most. Photo by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images Rosberg X Racing is an evolution of Team Rosberg, but focuses on electric motorsport and more specifically the Extreme E series. Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky, Johan Kristoffersson, Rosberg X Racing They were joined in the final by Veloce Racing, Sainz XE, Chip Ganassi Racing and RXR. Here is the story of their season-long battle with runners up ACCIONA SAINZ XE Team (ASXE) and the rest of the field. The new-look X44 team, owned by seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, emerged as the top qualifier thanks to a victory and second place for new signing Fraser McConnell, replacing rally legend Sebastien Loeb, and his team-mate Cristina Gutierrez. After one of the tightest Extreme E title races to date, Rosberg X Racing RXR) took their second championship victory at the Chilean season finale - the Antofagasta Minerals Copper X Prix (2-3 December). The fastest five teams from the two, four-lap, five-car qualifying heats progressed to the Grand Final, while the slowest five male/female driver crews made up the grid for the Redemption Race. The all-electric off-road championship debuted its new format at Neom’s 3.4km sandy course. The following year they also fought at the top of the table, and in fact, they arrived as great favorites to the final dispute (Energy X Prix), but a series of drawbacks coupled with an impeccable driving of X44, ended up snatching them what would have been the two-championship.įinally, knowing what it is like to win the series, having two years of experience and having great drivers, makes them once again candidates for the title, understanding that every point will be vital to avoid the outcome that happened last season.Veloce Racing’s Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor therefore inherited the race win, while the Sainz XE team of DTM and rallycross star Mattias Ekstrom and Laia Sanz claimed second ahead of RXR. Rosberg X Racing’s ODYSSEY 21 (Photo: RXR) Recall that they appear in the history books of Extreme E as the first champions, after showing solid in 2021, defining the title in the final race (Jurassic X Prix) against X44. To recharge the cars, Extreme E generates its own hydrogen, which powers fuel cells that run the 40 kW DC chargers. In this way and under new colors, Rosberg X Racing will try to achieve its second title in the category. A closer look at the Hispano Suiza team's garage. Now, the light blue that was barely seen in 2022 will take greater prominence in the new season of Extreme E, taking completely the structure of the logo, the team name, touches of ornamentation in certain areas of the vehicle, which highlights a line on the rim of the tires, symmetrical with the rest of the design. Related content: RXR confirms Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky and Johan Kristoffersson as Extreme E 2023 Drivers More Light Blue
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