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Andretti Autosport sixth team to join EXTREME E

EXTREME E, part of the ABB FORMULA E franchise, has confirmed the entry of the American team Andretti Autosport, into this new SUV racing series. The team, founded by Michael Andretti, will be led by Roger Griffiths.

The new team has high goals and great potential as it is currently participating in FORMULAS E with German BMW-Jem. They will take the first test together with the other teams at the end of October this year. The racers of the team are not known yet, but they will definitely get some resounding name, as this is a very successful American racing team.

Founder and director of the series - Alexander Agag -, said at the revelation: “I am extremely glad that he did Andretti Autosport, joined the new series EXTREME E. Andretti Autosport has already been very successful in various motorsport disciplines. The team has a real passion for racing, as well as in promoting and using new technologies. Proof of this is also that they have joined this new series. EXTREME E is a very promising series. There are many opportunities for innovation that can be used outside this series. "

President Andretti Autosport - Michael Andretti, he added: “We are committed to innovation. Therefore, we want to diversify our participation in various series as much as possible, which include not only well-known and established racing series. EXTREME E  is an opportunity for the team. The current crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic reminds us that we will have to adapt in motorsport as well. I believe that because of this, it will change after the end of the crisis, but it will still be stronger. "

Team leader - Roger Griffiths, said at the presentation: “Z EXTREME E we will prove that the electric base can be perfectly equivalent to traditional forms of motorsport. We were given the opportunity to combine our knowledge, innovation and experience with electric racing FORMULA E, and transfer them to the off-road. "

Temporary calendar Season 1 remained unchanged despite the coronavirus. As we have already reported it will be in the first season 5 dirk namely, they will start in January 2021 in Dakar, continue in March 2021 in Saudi Arabia. This is followed by May 2021 Nepal, August 2021 Greenland and the last race in October 2021 in Brazil.

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