E.ON NEXT VELOCE RACING

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    A brilliant second-place finish in Senegal behind eventual champions Rosberg X Racing was undoubtedly the highlight of Veloce Racing’s inaugural season in Extreme E.

    While that marks Veloce’s first and only podium from their two seasons in the championship, last year saw another milestone for the team. Molly Taylor and Kevin Hansen were confirmed for the Season 2 finale and Season 3, and the new-look Veloce Racing line-up turned heads in the closing round of the 2022 Extreme E season.

    The British squad came out on top in Qualifying for the first time. Taking that pace into Finals Day, Hansen and Taylor secured a race win on debut in Semi-Final 1, and finished the Uruguay Natural Energy X Prix in fifth – marking Veloce's best result of the 2022 campaign.

    Veloce Racing, co-founded by the team behind its industryleading sister organisation Veloce Esports, counts double Formula E Champion and former Formula 1 driver Jean-Éric Vergne in its backroom staff, with legendary designer Adrian Newey driving the operation as ‘Lead Visionary’.

    Reason behind the number: To celebrate the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal which stands for equality.

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DRIVER LINEUP

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    Molly Taylor

    Taylor brings invaluable expertise to Veloce Racing’s Extreme E efforts, after claiming the title in the championship’s inaugural season. The Australian helped secure three victories for RXR and returns to Extreme E with the knowledge, drive and experience that comes with winning the series.

    In her wider career, Taylor became the first female to achieve a podium position in Junior WRC history, and the first female driver, and youngest at the time, to win the Australian Rally Championship with Subaru in 2016.

    In early 2022 Taylor became the first Australian woman to drive the gruelling Dakar rally, and her second attempt this year saw her finish an impressive P12 in class.

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    Kevin Hansen

    As a driver for JBXE, Hansen achieved an impressive run of four podiums from his four appearances in the inaugural Extreme E season.

    Hansen carried this mantle into Extreme E Season 2, competing alongside Veloce Development Driver Hedda Hosås, who joined Button’s outfit in Sardinia. The Scandinavian duo secured third place, marking a podium on debut for Hosås, in the first race of the NEOM Island X Prix double-header.

    Hansen has also been a fixture in off-road racing for several years through his efforts in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The Swede has secured multiple podiums, with his highest FIA World Rallycross Championship standing coming in 2019 when he finished third overall, securing his maiden victory in the series along the way.

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DRIVER LINEUP

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    Molly Taylor

    Taylor brings invaluable expertise to Veloce Racing’s Extreme E efforts, after claiming the title in the championship’s inaugural season. The Australian helped secure three victories for RXR and returns to Extreme E with the knowledge, drive and experience that comes with winning the series.

    In her wider career, Taylor became the first female to achieve a podium position in Junior WRC history, and the first female driver, and youngest at the time, to win the Australian Rally Championship with Subaru in 2016.

    In early 2022 Taylor became the first Australian woman to drive the gruelling Dakar rally, and her second attempt this year saw her finish an impressive P12 in class.

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    Kevin Hansen

    As a driver for JBXE, Hansen achieved an impressive run of four podiums from his four appearances in the inaugural Extreme E season.

    Hansen carried this mantle into Extreme E Season 2, competing alongside Veloce Development Driver Hedda Hosås, who joined Button’s outfit in Sardinia. The Scandinavian duo secured third place, marking a podium on debut for Hosås, in the first race of the NEOM Island X Prix double-header.

    Hansen has also been a fixture in off-road racing for several years through his efforts in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The Swede has secured multiple podiums, with his highest FIA World Rallycross Championship standing coming in 2019 when he finished third overall, securing his maiden victory in the series along the way.

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