Last weekend the season in the World Electric Car Racing Championship crossed the equator – the 9th of the 16 planned stages for this year took place in Monaco. The race on the classic city circuit was very interesting, the second victory in a row was won by New Zealander Nick Cassidy, after which he became the new leader of the individual classification.
But overall, at least five pilots can claim the title this year, as Cassidy is just 34 points ahead of Jean-Eric Vergne, who closes out the top five.
According to Alejandro Agaga, one of the creators and leaders of the electric series, by the ninth season in its history, it has gained such recognition and popularity that any driver who aspires to take a place in the elite of world motorsports cannot must succeed. only in Formula 1, but and in Formula E.
Speaking to British radio station talkSPORT, Agag said: “I think we’ve managed to take our championship to a level where the driver, if he really wants to call himself the best in the world, needs to get victories in Formula 1 and Formula 1. E.
I tried to convince Sebastian Vettel to move to Formula E. But he’s busy – I hear he’s already got a new job offer. He is deeply concerned about environmental issues and shares our values in many ways. But we turned to him at the wrong time!”
Of the drivers driving in Formula 1 this season, only Nick de Vries has experience racing with electric cars and in 2021 he even became champion in Formula E. The highest category of motorsport is Stoffel Vandorn (the reigning Formula E champion ), Jean-Eric Vergne, Lucas di Grassi, Pascal Wehrlein, Sebastien Buemi and André Lotterer.
Source: F1 News
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