Extreme E: Both sexes will be equally represented in the team!

Extreme E sets new benchmarks. So they will be in a race car E-SUV Odyssey 21, two racers namely, each of them will drive one lap, then sit in the passenger seat and the other will continue to the finish line. The novelty here is that you have to the driving pair represent both sexes.

“With such a sports format, we guarantee that they will racers and by that I mean racers of both sexes, equivalent represented in all environments, at all levels and on all racetracks. We strive for gender equality and this series is the beginning of this. Everyone will race together and the most efficient combination of racers, engineers, mechanics and of course the car will win, "said the founder and CEO. Alexander Agag.

Every Team
✅ One Car
✅ One Male Driver
✅ One Female Driver

They share the cockpit as a driver and co-driver, and must do a driver swap halfway through each race. Which driver begins the race is a strategic decision left to the teams. pic.twitter.com/aSfRdWKAEO

- Extreme E (@ExtremeELive) April 30, 2020

Four drivers are already known, namely Katherine legge (IMSA series racer), Jamie chadwick (FORMULA W champion), Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky (racer in the Swedish TCR series) and Simone de Silvestro (racer in the IMSA series).

Katherine legge said at the signing of the contract, “This is a lot of korak in the right direction. For the whole racing journey, I want it to be treated equally. Formula E and now Extreme E they become the leading series ne samo in technology development and sustainable development, but also in addressing both sexes. "

Michele Mouton, chairwoman of the FIA ​​Women's Commission, added: "Alejandro in his team real support gender equality and this by concrete actions. We want to give everyone the same opportunity. It will be interesting to see the lineups and look forward to the first season Extreme E. "

»Women in racing they are not something new, format, presented by him is new. I'm looking forward to it se te novosti and also that we will now eworthily represented in the racing series, ”he said Sebastien Loeb, nine-time rally champion.

The whole race format and there will be championships disclosed in the coming weeks. Start of the season in January 2021, despite the pandemic not endangered. You will be informed about everything in the future on our website vmax.si and on all the social networks where we are represented.