Sports · Motorsport · 10 hrs ago
Taylor Barnard joins new Fortescue Zero Racing Formula E team
British driver Taylor Barnard has secured a seat with Fortescue Zero Racing in Formula E. The team is entering the all-electric championship after DS Penske’s previous operation ended when the French manufacturer withdrew.
Fortescue, which provides the championship’s Pit Boost service, will compete under the Fortescue Zero Racing name and use Jaguar powertrains.
Barnard made his Formula E debut as a replacement driver in Season 10 and later earned a full-time seat.
He won his first race at the final event of his season with DS Penske, held in London.
His move ends uncertainty about his place in the championship, while Fortescue Zero Racing begins its first season with him as its first announced driver.
The team says it is building a new operation, and Barnard says he wants to help develop it and turn its ambitions into results.
British driver Taylor Barnard has joined Fortescue Zero Racing, a new Formula E team.
The team will enter the championship with Jaguar powertrains.
Barnard will be one of two drivers for the team.
He said he was excited to help build the team and turn its ambition into results.
Team Principal Jim Wright said Barnard had the speed and potential to help the team compete at the front.
- Who
- Taylor Barnard, a British driver, and the new Fortescue Zero Racing team.
- What
- Barnard joined the team as one of its two drivers for its Formula E entry.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Formula E; the team is based in Kidlington.
- Why
- Barnard said he wanted to help build the team and turn its ambition into results.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Barnard made his Formula E debut as a replacement for the injured Sam Bird at the Monaco and Berlin E-Prix weekends.
Barnard took a full-time seat alongside Sam Bird.
DS Penske’s one-season union with Barnard ended after the French manufacturer withdrew.
Barnard won his first race in front of a home crowd in London.
- Driver
- Taylor Barnard
- Team
- Fortescue Zero Racing
- Powertrains
- Jaguar
- Team base
- Kidlington
- Team Principal
- Jim Wright
What people are saying
I’m incredibly excited to join Fortescue Zero Racing and be part of building something from the ground up.
Taylor is exactly the kind of driver a new team wants to build around.
Sources
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