![]() ![]() Insinuating, that the next female lewis hamilton is right around the corner, is disrespectful to men who actually CAN race, and have been perfecting their skills for the last 20 years on 4 wheels… Just compare resume/cv’s for W series, vs even say, Lance stroll. It takes a life dedicated to racing from a young age, above average skills, personal drive, financial backing, and luck to make it in formula1, the fact that there hasnt been a female driver tick each of those boxes (and potentially more i dont know about) isnt surprising, considering how few females take interest in auto racing. No reason to fight it.īut i guess if they like throwing away money, to force female assimilation into motorsports, thats fine i guess. If women arent into racing(watching or participating in), theyre not into it. It will be interesting to see the team line-ups as they are announced and I look forward to following season one when it starts early next year.”Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free “Alejandro and his team continue to really support gender equality in our sport with concrete actions that help highlight the ability of female racers and give them a chance. “Everybody will race together and the most effective combination of drivers, team, engineer and car will rise to the top.”įormer rally driver Michele Mouton, now president of the FIA women in motorsport commission, said the championship will offer “a great opportunity for women and men to team up, compete together and against each other with the same material. ![]() “We are striving for equality, and this sporting format is the truest reflection of that goal,” he said. Agag said the championships is “ensuring with our sporting format that drivers of all backgrounds will be able to compete with the same tools at their disposal at every event on the calendar. While mixed gender teams are not new to motorsport, this will be the first time a championship has required all teams to include male and female drivers. The championship was created by Formula E founded Alejandro Agag, and will pit teams against each other in identical 550bhp electric SUVs across a range of hostile terrains. While reservations are full for the Edition 1, they are being accepted for other trims of GMC’s new supertruck.Each member of the two-driver team will be required to complete one of the two laps around the courses.Įxtreme E is due to launch next year. With 800-volt DC fast charging capability, the GMC HUMMER EV is expected to have industry-best charging capability at any of the new 350-kilowatt high output public DC fast charging stations † - the fastest method supported by current charging † standards. The HUMMER EV Edition 1 will offer a three-motor e4WD propulsion system with GM-estimated best-in-class 1,000 horsepower and a GM-estimated 11,500 lb-ft of torque. The HUMMER EV will be a fully electric addition to GMC’s portfolio powered by General Motors’ new Ultium battery system. Reservations are being accepted for select trims of GMC’s new supertruck, the 2022 GMC HUMMER EV, which will launch with initial production this fall. “Not only will Extreme E be a thrilling motorsport, it will also showcase the performance and benefits of electric vehicles.” “We feel very proud to welcome GMC and its iconic GMC HUMMER EV electric truck to the Extreme E family, as it joins forces with our Chip Ganassi Racing team,” said Alejandro Agag, founder and CEO of Extreme E. Listed below is the first season calendar: Fans can follow along on GMC’s social channels. ![]() ”The Extreme E five-race global championship will take place in some of the world’s most remote locations and promotes the adoption of electric vehicles. “The new GMC HUMMER EV is going to be a game changer in terms of how the world views off-road EV capability, and we couldn’t be more proud to represent GMC in such an innovative new series. ![]() “It’s truly an honor to represent GMC, especially during such an exciting time in auto racing,” said Chip Ganassi, CGR team owner. “Both GMC HUMMER EV and the Extreme E series are designed to be revolutionary – to challenge perceptions of electric vehicles and to showcase their true capability.”Noted off-road racers Kyle LeDuc and Sara Price will serve as drivers for CGR in the series. vice president, Performance and Motorsports. “I can’t think of a better fit than showcasing the look of GMC’s HUMMER EV electric truck in Extreme E with Chip Ganassi Racing,” said Jim Campbell, General Motors U.S. CGR’s 550-horsepower electric SUV, which features a unique grille, graphics and bodywork, was inspired by the GMC HUMMER EV, the world’s first all-electric supertruck. GMC has a new multiyear sponsorship with Chip Ganassi Racing for the team’s first electric racing venture in the inaugural Extreme E season in 2021. ![]()
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