The one-make all-electric off-road racing series kicked off in 2021, with teams owned or operated by Cupra, Andretti Autosport and United Autosports, Carlos Sainz Sr., Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Chip Ganassi and more. The McLaren team will be operated by McLaren Racing, “using both existing personnel from outside the Formula 1 programme and additional specialist resource”.
“From the moment Extreme E was announced we have been following the progress of the series closely,” said Zak Brown, McLaren Racing CEO. “Our attention was immediately drawn by the innovative format of this motorsport platform, in particular the ability it gives us to accelerate and boost our own overarching sustainability agenda, which shares the same priorities of decarbonisation, waste reduction, diversity and equality.
“At the same time, it will enable us to reach a new audience with an innovative race format, connect with a new generation of fans through content served across a variety of channels and provide partners with a purpose-led competition platform to align with and share in a positive, powerful narrative.
“We will be competing against big names we’re very familiar with from F1 and IndyCar but, like all series we compete in, the competition objective is clear: we are there to win.”