[Auto] Hamilton's Extreme E Team Reveals Their SUV Design For Category Debut

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The powerful electric machine will be commanded by seasoned driver and nine-time WRC winner Sebastien Loeb and prominent Spanish driver Cristina Gutiérrez.

The Extreme E team founded by Formula One star Lewis Hamilton revealed the experienced team of drivers who will be tasked with exploiting the versatility of the 100% electric off-road Odyssey 21, whose final design was also revealed. As indicated, the pair of drivers will be made up of the nine-time winner of the World Rally Championship (WRC) Sebastian Loeb, who will share the wheel with the renowned Spanish driver, Cristina Gutiérrez, with vast experience in the Dakar Rally. Both drivers will take control of the Odyssey 21 of the X44 team during the next week when the first collective tests of the championship are carried out, an activity that will take place in the Spanish town of Alcañiz.

The appointment, indicates the Marca site, will be the first event that brings together the 18 drivers who will give life to the inaugural season of the Extreme E. The SUVs are 100% electric and have a similar appearance to the vehicles that race in the Dakar with performance that even surpasses cars with combustion engines. In fact, these SUVs offer a power of 550 horses and an acceleration that allows you to jump from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4.5 seconds. In this context, the X44 team presented the final design that their Odyssey 21 will have, which stands out for its purple and black tones with a striking team logo. The X in white and the 44 (the number that Hamilton wears on his Formula 1 car) in yellow. Calendar and other teams The Extreme E, which will be run in areas with fragile ecosystems and will promote care for the environment, has its opening date scheduled between March 20 and 21 in Saudi Arabia and then will go to Senegal (May), Greenland ( August), Brazil (October) and Argentina (December), in order to sensitize the public with the preservation of the environment.

 

 

The new category has piqued the interest of motorsport champions such as Hamilton, a seven-time F1 world champion, and Nico Rosberg, a winner of an F1 world title, who will have their own teams, albeit without driving themselves. Like the Formula E electric single-seater world championship, the Extreme E category was conceived by Spaniard Alejandro Agag. In its first edition, it will feature prestigious teams such as Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport, two great American names in motorsport. Among the registered drivers, the Spanish Carlos Sainz, 58, double world rally champion (1990 and 1992) and triple winner of the Dakar (2010, 2018 and 2020) stands out, who this time will race with his own team.