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Mack.
post 4th April 2021, 11:10 AM
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Veloce Racing (UK) | No.5. | Jamie Chadwick and Stéphane Sarrazin
Making their transition from sim racing team to real world racing team and with involvement from Adrian Newey, Veloce have hired W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and rally/sportscar veteran Stephane Sarrazin

Rosberg X Racing | No.6 | Molly Taylor and Johan Kristofferson
An extension of the Rosberg DTM team headed up by Nico Rosberg, who handpicked his driving team of World Rallycross champion Kristofferson and 2016 Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor

JBXE | No. 22 | Jenson Button and Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
A late entry, Jenson Button has formed his own team to race with. He’s hired GT3/STCC driver and XE tyre development driver Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky to be his teammate

Andretti United Extreme E | No. 23 | Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen
A collaboration between Andretti Autosport and Zak Brown’s United Autosport, rally driver Catie Munnings will pair up with Word Rallycross driver Timmy Hansen.

Hispano-Suiza Xite Energy | No.42 | Oliver Bennet and Christine Giampaoli Zonca
An age old automobile brand name returns… World Rallycross driver Oliver Bennet and rally driver Christine Giampaoli Zonca will take the wheel

Team X44 | No. 44 | Sebastien Loeb and Christina Gutierrez
Lewis Hamilton’s team has pulled no punches with his driver signings. Nine-time World Rally Champion and Dakar Rally podium finisher Sebastien Loeb will be paired with Dakar Rally stage winner Christina Gutierrez.

Acciona Sainz XE Team | No. 55 | Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz
Two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz will race for his own team, being joined by off road bike racer Laia Sanz

Chip Ganassi Racing | No.95 | Sara Price and Kyle LeDuc
Chip Ganassi has hired drivers with Baja off-roading experience in Sara Price and Kyle LeDuc

ABT Cupra XE | No. 125 | Mattias Ekström and Claudia Hürtgen
The long-running association between ABT and Ekström continues in Extreme E, joined by GT and touring veteran Claudia Hürtgen



Desert X-Prix | AlUla, Saudi Arabia | 3-4 April
Ocean X-Prix | Lac Rose, Senegal | 29-30 May
Arctic X-Prix | Kangerlussuaq, Greenland | 28-29 August
Amazon X-Prix | Santarém, Brazil | 23-24 October
Glacier X-Prix | Ushuaia, Argentina | 11-12 December


UK Broadcasting Coverage:

Qualifying/Semis Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Mix, BBC iPlayer, XE Website & Social
Final ITV, BT Sport 1, Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Mix, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button
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Dobbo
post 6th April 2021, 08:49 AM
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Interesting concept this! Not great TV though.
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jakewild
post 6th April 2021, 08:56 AM
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QUOTE(Dobbo. @ Apr 6 2021, 09:49 AM) *
Interesting concept this! Not great TV though.

aye, the visuals were stunning but that was it
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Herbs
post 6th April 2021, 09:35 AM
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I watched a highlights video on YouTube. Visuals are good but agree with the above, it needs more
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Mack.
post 6th April 2021, 03:07 PM
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Looked interesting, watched the coverage on ITV on Sunday however and it wasn't that interesting, reminded me of the Dakar rally, put on how do you expect people to follow when we haven't seen the semi-finals?
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