{"id":4540,"date":"2016-08-22T09:03:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T07:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2016-08-22T09:03:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T07:03:57","slug":"felix-rosenqvist-goes-electric-with-formula-e-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-rosenqvist-goes-electric-with-formula-e-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Rosenqvist goes electric with Formula E move"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Felix<\/a><\/p>\n

Reigning Formula 3 European champion Felix Rosenqvist will become the first Swedish driver to race in the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship, joining Mahindra Racing for the up-coming 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n

Driven by technology, Formula E is a unique venture in international motorsport, featuring fully-electric single-seater cars racing against spectacular backdrops in the heart of some of the world\u2019s leading cities.<\/p>\n

The new agreement will see Rosenqvist join Nick Heidfeld (Germany) in the Mahindra Racing line-up for season three of the championship, which gets underway in central Hong Kong on October 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cRacing in Formula E will be something genuinely brand new to me, and I\u2019m thrilled to be making this move at an exciting time of my career,\u201d says Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s a step into the unknown and I\u2019m sure it will be very different to anything I\u2019ve done before, but I\u2019ve had a very warm welcome by Mahindra Racing and I have a strong and experienced team-mate in Nick. I\u2019ve already tested the car and I look forward to intensifying our preparations over the coming days and weeks. I love new challenges and this is going to be a massive one, for sure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Having finished fifth in the Formula E teams\u2019 standings in the 2015-16 season, Mahindra Racing will enter the forthcoming campaign armed with the new Mahindra M3Electro car, which will make its first public appearance at this week\u2019s official pre-season test at Donington Park, UK. Both Rosenqvist and Heidfeld will be on site to conduct driving duties throughout the three-day test (Tuesday-Thursday).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Felix to the Mahindra Racing family,\u201d says Mahindra Racing team principal Dilbagh Gill<\/strong>. \u201cAs a Formula 3 champion and accomplished driver across a number of race series, Felix has proven his skill on many levels and, crucially, tight street circuits such as Macau. Our aims for season three of Formula E are set much higher and I look forward to working with Felix to achieve them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Adding to its distinctive profile, the FIA Formula E Championship boosts a highly competitive grid featuring many established top-line drivers. Among Rosenqvist\u2019s rivals will be the champions of the first two Formula E seasons \u2013 Nelson Piquet Jr. (Brazil) and S\u00e9bastien Buemi (Switzerland) \u2013 as well as the likes of Jean-\u00c9ric Vergne (France), Nicolas Prost (France), Lucas di Grassi (Brazil), Antonio Felix da Costa (Portugal) and multiple WTCC champion Jos\u00e9-Mar\u00eda L\u00f3pez (Argentina).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fully aware that it will take some time to learn the trade of electric racing, and I\u2019m up against an exceptional field,\u201d Rosenqvist concludes<\/strong>. \u201cI do expect a steep learning curve, particularly with the technology in Formula E being so different to what I\u2019m accustomed to. You need to be fast, as always, but you also have to be clever and energy-efficient. I also find the calendar highly exciting. We\u2019ll be racing on street tracks in some incredible locations, and I can\u2019t wait for the first event in Hong Kong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Formula E is set to expand from ten races in 2015-16 to 14 in 2016-17, staged across 12 weekends at venues all around the world. Following the Hong Kong opener in October, Marrakech will host its first-ever Formula E event on November 12, with round three then taking place in Buenos Aires on February 18, 2017. Among other cities poised to host \u201cePrix\u201d races are Mexico City, Monaco, Paris and Montreal, with the season coming to an end in New York on July 30, 2017.<\/p>\n

Felix Rosenqvist is the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European champion, a two-time Masters of F3 and Macau Grand Prix victor, and a three-time Formula Renault title winner. In 2016, he has dovetailed a race-winning campaign in the American Indy Lights series with GT commitments for Mercedes-Benz in Europe, finishing second in the 24 Hours of Spa. He also forms part of the Mercedes-AMG DTM driver line-up, completing a points-paying debut in the series in Russia this past weekend.<\/p>\n

VIDEO – Mahindra Racing reveals new names<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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2016-17 FIA FORMULA E CALENDAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hong Kong ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 1 | October 9<\/p>\n

Marrakech ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 2 | November 12<\/p>\n

Buenos Aires ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 3 | February 18<\/p>\n

Mexico City ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 4 | April 1<\/p>\n

*To be announced*<\/strong>
\nRound 5 | April 22<\/p>\n

Monaco ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 6 | May 13<\/p>\n

Paris ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 7 | May 20<\/p>\n

Berlin ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 8 | June 10<\/p>\n

*To be announced*<\/strong>
\nRound 9 | June 24<\/p>\n

Brussels ePrix<\/strong>
\nRound 10 | July 1<\/p>\n

Montreal ePrix<\/strong>
\nRounds 11 & 12 | July 15-16<\/p>\n

New York ePrix<\/strong>
\nRounds 13 & 14 | July 29-30<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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