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Night Fever: Jaguar Racing Ready for Season Seven of Formula E Under the Lights in Saudi Arabia

Night Fever: Jaguar Racing Ready for Season Seven of Formula E Under the Lights in Saudi Arabia

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• Jaguar Racing return to electric street racing in its fifth season in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
• Jaguar’s all-new racecar, the Jaguar I-TYPE 5, will be piloted by the exciting  driver pairing – Jaguar’s multiple race winner Mitch Evans and nine-time Formula E race winner Sam Bird who joins the British team this season
• One of the strongest pairing on the Formula E grid - Evans and Bird - are focused on securing more points, podiums and wins for the British racing team
• The first round is a double header of night races in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia 
• The lights turn green for Season Seven in Diriyah on the 26 February 2021 at 20:00 AET with the second race taking place just 24 hours later
 
Dubai, UAE, 24 February 2021:  British race team, Jaguar Racing, have their focus firmly on the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with the season opener only two days away. Season seven of the electric street racing series will start with two-night races in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The first on 26 February 2021 at 20:00 (AET) and the second just 24 hours later.
 
With one of the strongest pairings on the Formula E grid, Sam Bird and Mitch Evans will drive in the new racecar, the Jaguar I-TYPE 5. This is New Zealander Evans’ fifth season with Jaguar Racing while Britian’s Sam Bird, who has won races in every Formula E season, is new to the British team this season. Both drivers have previous form on the Saudi Arabian street track - Evans secured points last year and Bird was victorious in the 2019 season opener in Diriyah.
Since the last race in August 2020, development of the season seven racecar, the Jaguar I-TYPE 5, has centred around an all-new in-house powertrain, suspension and state-of-the-art invertor which features 24 carat gold.
 
James Barclay, Jaguar Racing Team Director: “There is huge motivation and excitement to get our fifth season underway and it is particularly special as the first ABB FIA Formula E season as a World Championship. We are starting the season with a focus and determination to achieve points, podiums and wins and with our new driver pairing our potential is better than ever. We have spent months developing the Jaguar I-TYPE 5 and we are now looking forward to take to the track in Diriyah for the double-header season opener and first ever Formula E night races. We’ve have enjoyed the racing and learned a lot from our past races in Diriyah and look forward to a great start to this World Championship season.”
 
Sam Bird, Jaguar Racing driver, #10: “Formula E is a familiar racing environment to me but having recently joined Jaguar, I am very motivated to get the best on track results possible and to start season seven with positive momentum. I’ve spent a lot of time with my engineers over the last few months and it’s been great to get in the Jaguar I-TYPE 5 for some pre-season testing. With a new team comes a refreshed vigour to perform on track – I am excited to take on the double-header in Diriyah and push for my first points with Jaguar Racing. I’ve won there not so long ago so can’t wait to get going.”
 
Mitch Evans, Jaguar Racing driver, #20: “Over the last five seasons we’ve really grown as a team, achieving multiple podiums with our most recent win being Mexico City in 2020. With these memories comes a gritty determination to continue to build on that success in season seven. I’m really looking forward to starting the season in Diriyah having set the fastest lap in the first race last time out, before I sadly missed out on a podium spot in the second race, I’m hungry for success and as a team we’re determined to start season seven in the strongest possible position.”
 
Lights go green in four days on the season seven opener. The doubler header sees the first race commence on Friday 26 February 2021 at 20:00 local time (AST) and the second on Saturday 27 February 2021 at 20:00 local time (AST).

 

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