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Esteban Gutierrez to race in Formula E
Former F1 to appear at Mexico City ePrix
Following a disappointing end to 2016, Esteban Gutierrez will look to recharge his racing batteries in the FIA Formula E Championship.
After leaving the Haas team at the end of last year, the Mexican will feature at a few select Formula E events during the remainder of the current campaign and is in talks with a number of teams to secure a place on the grid for the start of the 2017-2018 season.
Formula E organizers said Gutierrez would “get behind the wheel of a fully-electric car” at the Mexico City ePrix on April 1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and the inaugural New York City ePrix in July.
“I have been very impressed at how the category has grown,” the 25-year-old Gutierrez told reporters in Mexico City Monday.
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“Electric cars are the future of mobility in the cities, so it is a very interesting way of how the innovation is being pushed through the category. I’m delighted to now be a part of it,” he added.
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Alejandro Agag, founder & CEO of Formula E, said that Gutierrez “is a great addition to the championship, we are incredibly excited to welcome him and I think for the Mexico race especially, but I think this could be the start of a very long and successful career in Formula E.”
Gutierrez represented Sauber and Haas after first appearing in F1 in 2013.
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He also spent the 2015 season at Ferrari where he was a test driver.
