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Jérôme d'Ambrosio singed by Dragon Racing - seen sat in a China Racing Formula E car

Jerome d’Ambrosio Signed by Dragon Racing NOT China Racing Formula E Team

By / 31 July, 2014

Dragon Racing, the Los Angeles based professional motorsports team owned by media and publishing entrepreneur Jay Penske, has today announced the signing of Jérôme d’Ambrosio to compete in the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship. The 28-year-old Belgian began go-karting aged eight before quickly rising through the single-seater ranks on his way to his Formula …

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Antonio Felix da Costa Amlin Aguri

Antonio Felix da Costa: Signed by Amlin Aguri Formula E

By / 2 July, 2014

Antonio Felix da Costa is the latest driver signing, completing the duo for the Amlin Aguri team alongside Katherine Legge. The Formula E announcements are arriving thick and fast today due to the imminent testing due to start from tomorrow 3rd July. This latest signing leaves just four remaining seats available in the inaugural championship …

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Mike Conway

Mike Conway

By / 2 July, 2014

Mike Conway is an experienced street racer and multi-race winner in the IndyCar Series, and in 2014 is also driving with TOYOTA for their LMP1 WEC programme. Conway’s previous experience includes three seasons in GP2, and as a Formula 1 test driver for Honda Racing F1 Team. Conway said: “It is with great pleasure and …

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Nicolas Prost

Nicolas Prost

By / 2 July, 2014

Son of the four-time Formula 1 world champion, Nicolas Prost carries a lot of expectation on his shoulders. The Frenchman didn’t start competing in motorsport until relatively late as he was originally a keen golfer. Despite winning tournaments as a student at Columbia University, Prost turned his attention to racing as he joined Formula Campus. …

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Michela Cerruti

Michela Cerruti

By / 2 July, 2014

Michela Cerruti’s passion for motorsport can be considered innate. Her father, Aldo Cerruti, also known as “Baronio”, was a driver who collected victories in touring cars championships in the 1970s and recently in 2009 with the victory of the Italian GT Championship title at the wheel of a F430 Ferrari. Following in her father’s footsteps, …

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Sebastien Buemi is among the first eight names to be revealed for the new Formula E Drivers' Club

Sébastien Buemi

By / 2 July, 2014

Sébastien Buemi had his first taste of Formula 1 machinery at the age of just 15 when he was given the chance to drive an Arrows F1 car. Ten years on, the Swiss racer is currently the Red Bull test and reserve driver. After enjoying a successful karting campaign, Buemi moved to the German Formula …

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British Driver Katherine Legge

Katherine Legge

By / 2 July, 2014

Katherine Legge has been a woman of many firsts throughout her racing career and with Amlin Aguri that trend continues as she becomes the first woman driver named to compete in the FIA Formula E Championship. British racer Katherine Legge was quick to show her motorsport prowess, becoming the first female driver to secure pole …

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Venturi Formula E Drivers, Nick Heidfeld & Stéphane Sarrazin

Nick Heidfeld

By / 2 July, 2014

Nick Heidfeld started karting at the age of 8 before jumping into single-seaters, dominating the German Formula Ford 1600 series. He won eight races out of a possible nine in his debut season. The following year he clinched the title in the German International Formula Ford 1800 Championship. After his success in junior categories Heidfeld …

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Venturi Formula E Drivers, Nick Heidfeld & Stéphane Sarrazin

Stéphane Sarrazin

By / 2 July, 2014

Stéphane Sarrazin is renowned as a driver with great versatility, competing across a wide range of motorsport categories throughout his career. The Frenchman picked up karting from his father who was a passionate motorsport enthusiast. During his early years he clinched two karting titles and progressed to single-seaters becoming the French Formula Renault champion in …

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2. Former F1 racer Jarno Trulli

Jarno Trulli

By / 2 July, 2014

Jarno Trulli is one of the most experienced Formula 1 drivers in the history of the sport. He competed in 256 Grand Prix and is third on the all-time list, behind only Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher. The Italian was renowned for his qualifying pace, especially over the one-lap format in the mid-2000’s. Trulli began …

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