Munich. The BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver duo for Season 6
of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has been decided. Alexander
Sims (GBR) will continue to represent the BMW colours in the first
series for fully electric racing cars. Last season, the 31-year-old
made his Formula E debut, picked up 57 points and achieved a pole
position and a podium finish. His team-mate is Maximilian Günther
(GER), who the team presented as a new addition at the start of September.
As a long-standing BMW works driver in GT racing, Sims
braved the step into Formula E for Season 5. He had his most
successful weekend at the finale in New York (USA). Sims followed up
fourth place in the race on Saturday with pole position and second
place in the second race on Sunday.
“We have an exciting
driver duo for our second Formula E season,” said BMW Group Motorsport
Director Jens Marquardt. “Alexander Sims learned at a rapid pace in
his first season, and showed that he can be up there at the front. He
was unlucky in some of the races, but he finally celebrated his first
podium at the finale in New York. I’m confident that he will be able
to build on this in 2019/20.”
Sims said: “I learned so
much in my rookie year; there were fantastic highs and some lows to
overcome and I’m determined to utilise this knowledge and start where
I left off, continuing to build from there. The competition is set to
be tough this season with the other drivers, but I’ve got to grips
with the unique challenges of Formula E and I’m ready to turn that
experience into good results.”
Sims and Günther will
continue pre-season preparations for BMW i Andretti Motorsport from
15th to 18th October at Valencia (ESP). This is
the official Formula E test, in which the competing teams will have
their first direct encounter ahead of Season 6.
