Marko Hanželic
pascal wehrlein will be in the World Cup Formula E in 2021 competed for Porsche. The XNUMX-year-old will ride in the team along with Andrew Lotterer and replaces in this role Neela Jani. Wehrlein is so far for Mahindra in the Formula E series drove 17 races.
He collected 72 points, won one pole position and in the debut season 2018/19 with a second place also secured a place on the podium in the race in Santiago de Chile. After the first five races of the 2019/20 season, it is Wehrlein left the team of the Indian manufacturer.
"I am honored to represent Porsche in Formula E," he says Wehrlein. “I have always followed the unique history of this remarkable brand in motorsport. My respect for the legendary success story of the Porsche brand is really great. Driving for them in Formula E is a great honor and a unique opportunity. ”
“I would like to thank the leaders at Porsche for this exceptional opportunity and for the confidence in my abilities. Now I'm looking forward to meeting the team as soon as possible and starting work in Weissach, ” he continued Wehrlein.
"We are very pleased to welcome Pascal to the Porsche family," says the director Porsche Motorsport, Fritz Enzinger. “In his young years, he gained a lot of experience with various racing series and there he shone with his achievements over and over again. With Pascal and Andrej, we are sending two experienced high-class drivers to Formula E 2021 races, who have everything they need to continue our success. ”
“At the same time, we want to thank Neel Jani for his outstanding work. He contributed a lot to the development work of our Formula E project and thus to the success of the Porsche Formula E team last season, ” he said Enzinger and continued: “Neel remains part of Porsche. We will soon see him in action again in our new projects. ”
