Formulation E champ Stoffel Vandoorne joins AMF1

Announcement

Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formulation One™ Workforce (AMF1) is delighted to announce that Stoffel Vandoorne will be a part of the outfit’s driving roster for the 2023 season.

He’ll be a part of Brazil’s Felipe Drugovich as a take a look at and reserve driver – the pair dovetailing their duties throughout subsequent yr’s 24-race calendar. On this function, Stoffel will undertake an intensive simulation and improvement programme on the group’s Silverstone manufacturing unit.

Vandoorne, 30, dominated GP2, profitable 11 races and incomes the 2015 title, he began 41 Grands Prix between 2016 and ’18, and, throughout three Formulation E seasons, he received three races and have become world champion in 2021/2022.

He’ll match his AMF1 commitments across the new Formulation E season, by which he’ll race for the DS Penske group in 2022/2023.

I’ve watched with nice curiosity how the group has developed and expanded operationally, and I understand how extremely decided it’s to make progress in each space.

Check and Reserve Driver

Stoffel Vandoorne mentioned:

“It’s extremely thrilling to be stepping right into a reserve-driver function in Formulation One – and I am delighted to be doing it with Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formulation One™ Workforce.

“I’ve watched with nice curiosity how the group has developed and expanded operationally, and I understand how extremely decided it’s to make progress in each space.

“Becoming a member of Fernando, who I already know from my Formulation One racing profession, and Lance, to assist them develop and enhance subsequent yr’s automobile can be a terrific job, and I am actually trying ahead to the problem – and reward – of working along with the entire organisation at Silverstone.”

Mike Krack, Workforce Principal, mentioned:

“Stoffel has all of the capabilities we want for this new and expanded function inside the group: he’s quick, analytical, hard-working and a implausible group participant, and can match completely into our rising organisation, working alongside our different take a look at driver, Felipe Drugovich.

“The entire group is vastly motivated for subsequent yr, and the appointment of Stoffel, alongside Fernando, Lance and Felipe, provides further depth to our implausible driver line-up.

“This can be a major function for Stoffel, and we can be reliant on him to work onerous with each our monitor and simulation and engineering groups to enhance our efficiency for 2023 and past.”