Lucas di Grassi will continue to race for ABT in the new season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which starts in São Paulo at the beginning of December.
The Brazilian and the German team have extended their 10-year cooperation to enter a new era together: from next season, ABT will form a team with Lola Cars, using a powertrain developed by the iconic British brand together with Yamaha Motor Company. With 47 podium finishes, Lucas di Grassi is the most successful driver in the world championship, which was founded in 2014.
After a one-year break, ABT returned to Formula E at the beginning of 2023 with Cupra as its partner and has since started with a powertrain from Mahindra Racing. The new set-up will see ABT continue to leverage its extensive experience to run the operations of the race team, with specialist support from Lola as manufacturer – the British brand working in partnership with Yamaha to develop the powertrain and related software.
Lola’s agreement to join the Formula E grid with ABT is set to be just one element of a joint venture between the two companies to explore far reaching areas of sustainable motorsport. This will form part of Lola’s strategy to re-establish itself as an industry leader, focusing on three areas of electrification, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels and materials.
ABT Lola will decide in the coming weeks who will take the second cockpit alongside di Grassi, before all teams meet for the official test in Valencia, Spain, at the beginning of November.
Source: ABT Formula E Team
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