Andretti has turn into the primary workforce to verify its driver lineup for Formulation E’s first all-female check, with Chloe Chambers and Nerea Martí set to drive for the workforce within the half-day session in Valencia subsequent month.
Affirmation of Chambers’ inclusion in Andretti’s lineup for the check comes after final week’s announcement that she can be becoming a member of Pink Bull’s driver growth program, and can race with the corporate’s backing in F1 Academy subsequent yr.
She already competes within the all-female sequence, with assist from Haas, the place she has gained as soon as and has three different podium finishes in 10 races up to now this season. The 20-year-old Indiana native additionally dominated the 2023 Porsche Dash Problem North America, successful eight of 12 races, and was the primary lady to win and take pole place within the Formulation Regional Oceania Championship.
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the Andretti Formulation E workforce in Valencia,” stated Chambers. “It is going to be totally different for me, being my first expertise in electrical racing, however I’m excited to tackle this new problem and increase my horizons.
“The Andretti Formulation E workforce has had nice success in Formulation E, and I’m glad to be studying from a few of the greatest! As an American, it’s particularly thrilling to be working with such an iconic identify in racing.”
Like Chambers, Martí is a race winner in F1 Academy.Jordan McKean/Motorsport Photos
Martí can also be a winner in F1 Academy, claiming victory at Paul Ricard final season. During the last two years she’s taken an extra eight podiums. She was additionally the very best rating rookie within the penultimate W Collection season in 2021.
“Getting behind the wheel of a Formulation E automotive is an unbelievable alternative,” stated Martí. “Formulation E represents the way forward for racing, and I’m going to take in each second and study as a lot as I can from the expertise. The sequence is all about innovation and pushing boundaries, and as a feminine driver, it’s what I’ve been striving for all through my profession, so I’m thrilled to be a part of it.
“It’s very particular that the check is going down in Valencia, my hometown. Circuit Ricardo Tormo is the place I received my first style of racing, so I’ve some very particular recollections there. I’m targeted on profiting from each lap and exhibiting the Andretti Formulation E workforce what I can do.”
Chambers and Martí be part of an extended checklist of feminine drivers who’ve taken to the observe for Andretti, with the likes of Danica Patrick, Jamie Chadwick, Catie Munnings, Ana Beatriz, Beitske Visser, Ashton Harrison and Simona de Silvestro all competing for the workforce prior to now.
“We’re tremendous excited to announce each Chloe and Nerea because the Andretti drivers for the all-women check in Valencia,” stated Andretti Formulation E workforce principal Roger Griffiths. “As a company, we now have been leaders in selling ladies in motorsport, fielding a number of drivers over time throughout our different applications, and being the one Formulation E workforce to run a lady driver for a full season with Simona de Silvestro in Season 2.
“Each Chloe and Nerea have proven their pedigree in F1 Academy with common visits to the rostrum, and we’re wanting to see how they get on within the Andretti Porsche 99X Electrical Formulation E automotive.”
