Extreme formula one racer12/16/2023 The Semifinals consist of three cars, with the top two in each reaching the final five, while the Crazy Race sees the four also-rans vie for the coveted last spot. Qualifying, however, isn't against the clock: two rounds of five-car qualifying races give each team (and both drivers) the chance to tally up a maximum of 10 – or minimum of 2 – points, determining positions for Semifinal 1, Semifinal 2 and the “Crazy Race” – yes, the Crazy Race. Split over two days, qualifying takes place on day one and racing proper starts on day two. Racing in XE is unlike anything you'll have seen. Hot on the trail of releasing its first car in 74 years, and a century after its first racing victory, storied brand Hispano Suiza has joined for Season 2, and motorsport big boy McLaren has developed a team ahead of the first race in Neom. The list of team owners reads like a who's who of recent F1 champions: Hamilton's X44 is joined by Jenson Button's JBXE and Nico Rosberg's Rosberg X Racing. Offsetting anything that can't yet be avoided, the series was carbon neutral by the end of Season 1. The floating paddock also provides an on-board lab for some of the world's foremost environmental scientists, working closely with XE on eco research and development. Helena: the former Royal Mail Ship carries XE's vehicles, equipment and paddock infrastructure to each race location, massively lowering XE's travel impact compared to lugging all of this by air. The most impressive initiative is the St. It’s complicated, and professors use a lot of words, so I think it’s part of our jobs as drivers, as the representatives of this series, to learn and explain it to a motorsport audience in a simple way that we can all relate to.”Įmissions from the championship are kept to a minimum through a series of emission-lowering initiatives, including no fans at race locations. We have incredible climate scientists, like Professor Carlos Duarte, joining us in these locations and teaching us what we need to do to reverse the problems earth is facing. I’ve always been passionate about the environment and I’m learning so much more through this. If you need more to sell it to you, Veloce Racing's Christine GZ told GQ late last year: “I think this is the perfect series, with the close racing, the extreme locations, the gender equality and eco goals. Christine 'GZ' Giampaoli Zonca (ESP)/Oliver Bennett (GBR), Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team Colin McMaster
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