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Extreme E Will Host Rookie Invitational Test in Search of Next Motorsport Star

The Extreme E motorsport series, which consists of electric SUVs racing on off-road tracks, is looking for more talent. The newest motorsport series has announced its first-ever invitational test for newcomer drivers.
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What is more interesting is that rookie drivers are invited to submit their resumes to the series organizers, so anyone with a background in motorsport has a chance of being invited.

The Extreme E series has nine teams on the grid, and each team has two drivers, one male and one female. Each team will be allowed to invite two drivers, one female and one male, to the upcoming test, set to take place on October 25th, 2021, in Sardinia, Italy.

To ensure maximum competition, Extreme E employs an electric SUV called Odyssey 21, which is identical for each team. Each invited rookie driver will spend the weekend with the team that invited them to learn all they can about the series, as well as do practice laps in the electric SUVs built for racing.

It is unclear how many of the invited drivers will be selected to race with the teams in the future, but all rookies will have their laps timed on the Sardinia X Prix circuit. Naturally, those with the best times will be favored for a shot at racing in the series sometime in the future.

Since 2021 marks the first season of Extreme E, it is yet unclear how long the current driver contracts are supposed to last and if all drivers signed multi-year deals.

Regardless, Extreme E is the only form of motorsport that mandates a 50/50 mix of males and females as race drivers. That should make organizers of other championships think about their structure and how difficult it is for a newcomer to get a shot at racing in their series.

Extreme E organizers have planned workshops for the invited drivers, who will learn from experienced professionals about careers in professional motorsport.

Jutta Kleinschmidt, the winner of the 2001 Dakar Rally and President of the FIA Women in Motorsport Cross Country Rally Commission, is one of the drivers who will be a part of these workshops. Jutta has stated that this is a huge chance for all drivers dreaming of competing in the series, along with her hope of finding new talent for the sport.
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About the author: Sebastian Toma
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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