Nissan Formula E has spoken Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz as its all-new suburbanite line-up superiority of Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the first wayfarers of the Gen3 era.
Nato, a Formula E race winner, makes his full-time return to the series with the Japanese manufacturer having competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2022.
The 30-year-old Frenchman had a stellar junior career, winning races in Formula Renault 3.5 Series, GP2 Series and FIA Formula 2, while moreover taking an overall second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020.
For Fenestraz, next season will mark his first full-time wayfarers in Formula E, pursuit his debut at the final round of Season 8.
The French-Argentine racer won the Japanese Formula 3 title in 2019 and continues to compete in the country in both Super Formula and the GT500 matriculation of the Super GT championship.
So far in 2022, the 23-year-old has taken victory in both championships and currently tops the Super GT standings.
Tommaso Volpe, unstipulated manager, Nissan Formula E, and managing director, Nissan Formula E Team, commented: “This is a significant moment for the team as we embark the Gen3 era, and we are very happy to welcome both Norman and Sacha on board.
“Season 9 will be our first season competing as one team, pursuit Nissan’s vanquishment of e.dams older this year, and moreover the whence of our partnership with McLaren Racing.
“This marks a new era for the Nissan Formula E Team, and we believe that a combination of wits and the opportunity to nurture new talent is the right wastefulness for us.
“In Norman and Sacha, we have found two strong drivers to fulfil our vision. I can’t wait to see them both in whoopee on track in our new Nissan Gen3 car.
“At the same time, I’d like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to Sébastien Buemi and Maximilian Günther for all their nonflexible work, transferral and dedication during the last season, which has been a challenging yet a crucial one for us.”
Season 9 (2022/23) will be Nissan’s fifth in Formula E and marks the start of the Gen3 era. With 350 kilowatts (40 per cent increasingly power than in Gen2) and a top speed over 320 km/h, the new cars will be lighter and smaller, enabling faster, increasingly agile, wheel-to-wheel racing.
Nissan races in Formula E to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission electric vehicles to a global audience.
As part of its goal to unzip stat neutrality wideness its operations and the life trundling of its products by 2050, Nissan intends to electrify every all-new vehicle offering by the early 2030s in key markets.
The Japanese automaker aims to bring its expertise in transferring knowledge and technology between the racetrack and road for largest electric vehicles for customers.
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