![]() RXR has already forged partnerships to make a difference in the areas XE will visit next year, starting with January’s Lac Rose race in Senegal. “Since retiring from F1 I have dedicated my career to sustainable technologies so to be able to combine these endeavors with my passion for racing is incredibly fulfilling.” “The series represents an amazing opportunity to not only drive awareness but also inspire action in the fight against climate change – the single biggest threat to our planet today. Talking about his new XE venture, Rosberg said: “We are thrilled to unveil Rosberg Xtreme Racing as the latest addition to Extreme E. The 2016 F1 World Champion revealed his Rosberg Xtreme Racing (RXR) outfit on Thursday morning, while Hamilton’s X44 team was announced last month. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc., 2525 Main St, Ste 430, Irvine, CA 92614, Rosberg has joined his former Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton as a team owner in the inaugural season of Extreme E. Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorization. McLaren finished a distant fourth, with Carl Cox Motorsport the final finisher, albeit a lap down after a puncture.Īll contents copyright © 2023, Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. In the redemption race, for the five teams that didn’t make the main, Abt Cupra’s Sebastien Loeb and Klara Andersson survived contact at the start with NEOM McLaren (Tanner Foust and Emma Gilmour) to win ahead of Veloce, with X44 Vida Carbon Racing’s Fraser McConnell and Cristina Gutierrez third. ![]() It was a cruel blow for the team, with Hansen and Taylor being the fastest male and female drivers over a single lap all day as well. Compounding the result was a power steering failure, and subsequent contact that left Veloce finishing last in their Q2 heat, leaving their fate in the hands of others. ![]() The team initially qualified for the main, but a Q2 penalty for Carl Cox Motorsport’s Timo Scheider and Lia Block elevated JBXE at their expense. Veloce’s Timmy Hansen and Molly Taylor came into the weekend as points leaders, but missed the Saturday final, and suffered the same fate on Sunday too. RXR’s win capped off the perfect day for the team after it won both of its qualifying heats, the other two going the way of Veloce Racing and Acciona Sainz. JBXE’s Hedda Hosas and Andreas Bakkerud, appearing in their first final this year and the team’s first final since the first part of last year’s Sardinia double-header, rounded out the finishers, 13 seconds back The charge continued on the final lap, Sanz getting to within 0.837s of Ahlin-Kottulinsky, but the high dust levels halted her progress and she eventually crossed the line 2.444s adrift of the winner.Īndretti Altawkilat’s Timmy Hansen and Catie Munnings - bouncing back from a race-ending roll yesterday that had the team remaining at the track late into the night to rebuild their Odyssey 21 race car - took third with a last gasp pass on the Ganassi entry as they crossed the line. ![]() Laia Sanz continued the charge for Acciona Sainz, with Ahlin-Kottulinsky now needing to defend RXR’s lead - a lead which grew to over three seconds at the start of lap three, before Sanz clawed back a second. That allowed Ganassi’s RJ Anderson to close up to the pair and Kristoffersson to build a 1.803s lead going into the mid-race driver change. With most of the five-car field coming together at the start as they fought for the crucial middle line through the first Waypoint, RXR initially slipped back to fourth, but rocketed through to the lead as everyone else scrapped for space on track.Īcciona Sainz’s Mattias Ekstrom emerged in second and set about mounting an early challenge, and was right on Kristoffersson’s bumper on the run to Waypoint 5 on the second lap, making contact a gate later. Rosberg X Racing completed a sweep of Extreme E’s Island X Prix after dominating the second final of the weekend in Sardinia.Īfter inheriting victory from the penalized GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing on Saturday, RXR’s Johan Kristoffersson and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky took a comprehensive victory on the road on Sunday.
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