Amanda Sorensen will return to Excessive E at this weekend’s Hydro X Prix, racing for JBXE alongside Andreas Bakkerud in rounds three and 4 of the season.
The American’s return for the races in Scotland comes after Dani Akeel’s exit from the workforce following a troublesome debut for her on dwelling soil in February’s Desert X Prix in Saudi Arabia.
“It’s nice to be again within the championship competing for JBXE on the workforce’s dwelling race within the UK,” mentioned Sorensen. “I’m excited to be again racing in Excessive E, and to affix the JBXE workforce. I had a extremely sturdy occasion the final time we raced in Scotland and it could be improbable to repeat and get on the rostrum once more.
“The primary factor, although, is to place in a powerful efficiency alongside Andreas and get the workforce shifting up the standings.”
Nitrocross Aspect-by-Aspect and System Drift common Sorensen raced within the collection for Chip Ganassi Racing final season, securing back-to-back podium finishes with RJ Anderson within the second Scotland race, in addition to on the first of 4 Island X Prix races in Sardinia. The pair ultimately fifth within the standings earlier than the workforce exited the collection within the low season.
Anderson turns into the eleventh driver to race for JBXE in 4 seasons after Jenson Button, Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky, Kevin Hansen, Molly Taylor, Hedda Hosaas, Fraser McConnell, Heikki Kovalainen, Bakkerud, Tamara Molinaro, and Akeel.
“We’re thrilled to have Amanda as a part of our driver line-up for the Hydro X Prix in Scotland,” mentioned JBXE workforce proprietor Button. “Amanda has sturdy pedigree within the collection having already completed on the rostrum a number of instances final season, and we hope she will be able to kind a powerful workforce with Andreas and rating a giant haul of factors on the Hydro X Prix.
“We’re trying ahead to racing once more and consider we shall be aggressive in Scotland.”
Following the primary two rounds of the season, JBXE sits seventh out of eight within the standings, after seventh and eighth place finishes in Saudi Arabia. The workforce scored its first redemption race win since 2021 final time the collection visited Scotland, with Bakkerud and the workforce’s former driver Hedda Hosaas beating Andretti Altawkilat, Abt Cupra, and Lewis Hamilton’s X44 workforce.
