Jake Hughes to pair up with Stoffel Vandoorne at Maserati
- Sandy van Wijngaarden
On Monday, the Maserati MSG Racing team announced the new drivers for the upcoming Formula E season. Stoffel Vandoorne and Jack Hughes will drive the eleventh season of the electric racing class together for the Maserati team.
Stoffel Vandoorne, meanwhile, is already entering his seventh season in the electric racing class. After his career with DS Penske, the Belgian is now also making a move to a new team. "I’m very happy to be joining Maserati MSG Racing next season and I’m proud to be associated with such an iconic name within motorsport as Maserati,' the Belgian said.
New driver duo for Maserati MSG Racing
''I’m excited to start working with the team - although I haven’t worked directly with them before, I know the team well, both from my time at DS Penske but also from my time with Mercedes when we shared a powertrain with Venturi. They are a great bunch of people, very skilled, very determined and I’m really looking forward to working with together moving forwards. Hopefully we’ll have a lot of success and fight for victories and championships together," the former F1 driver continued.
Earlier on Monday morning, it was announced that Jake Hughes was parting ways with his Formula E team, NEOM McLaren. Not much later, his new team was announced. The Briton will drive his third FE season for Maserati MSG Racing, and will join Vandoorne at the time.
"I’m over the moon to be joining Maserati MSG Racing. The success that the team has had, as one of the founding teams in Formula E, speaks for itself. On a personal level, I have worked with the team previously so I know them well and I’m genuinely looking forward to going back. I know that the season has only just finished but I honestly can’t wait to get over to the HQ in Monaco and start working with the engineers, get on the simulator and really get cracking with our prep for Season 11. This marks the start of an exciting new chapter in my career, and I know that the best is yet to come," the Briton said about his transfer.