EXTREME E
Lewis Hamilton’s X44 team will not compete in the final season of the all-electric Extreme E series before it morphs into its hydrogen-powered Extreme H guise.
X44 was run by Prodrive for the first two seasons of the off-road championship that began in 2021, and captured the drivers’ title in 2022 with Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez. Management of the programme switched to Rodin Carlin in 2023 as Gutierrez was partnered by Fraser McConnell, with the pair finishing fourth.
But on the eve of the championship’s fourth season, which begins in Saudi Arabia this weekend, it was revealed that the squad would not return.
No reason for X44’s departure was given in a statement outlining its exit. “We’ve had an incredible three seasons competing as X44, winning multiple races and even a world championship,” it said. “Even more than the results on track, we’re proud to have been part of a bigger conversation about how to make motorsport more sustainable, of our success in giving people from all kinds of backgrounds an opportunity to thrive in this team, and of the legacy our team owner Lewis will leave behind with the Racing for All programme.
“Althou
