Formula E is taken into account by many to be essentially the most aggressive grid in motorsport.
That’s why so many drivers from classes internationally need to become involved – and why some who’ve reached the top of motorsport with F1 find yourself within the sequence.
Courtesy of the Mirror, we check out the six present Formula E drivers who’ve beforehand pushed in F1.
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Sebastien Buemi
Swiss star Buemi has had a implausible profession in top-level motorsport. He gained the FE title in 2016, making him solely the second champion of the sequence, and he is a three-time winner of the well-known 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Sadly, his F1 profession was short-lived – he raced 55 instances for Toro Rosso between 2009 and 2011 however by no means made it to the principle Red Bull workforce. He now races in Formula E for defending constructors’ champions Envision Racing.
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Nyck de Vries
The most up-to-date man on this listing to characteristic in F1, De Vries can also be a previous FE champion. He gained the 2021 title nevertheless it was his well-known one-off look for Williams the next 12 months which helped him safe an AlphaTauri race seat for final 12 months.
Sadly, the Dutchman struggled and was changed after simply 10 races. ‘Quick Nyck’ returns to FE with a degree to show, however he could have his work lower out driving for an unfancied Mahindra Racing workforce.
Lucas di Grassi
Of everybody on this listing, solely De Vries has much less F1 expertise than Di Grassi. The Brazilian racer took half in only one season, beginning 18 races for Virgin in 2010.
His F1 profession didn’t go as deliberate, however he has been racing in FE for the reason that sequence was born, successful the primary ever championship race in 2014 and securing the 2017 title. That success got here when the ABT Sportsline workforce drove in partnership with Audi Sport – this 12 months he returns to the workforce in its present guise, ABT Cupra.
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Stoffel Vandoorne
The 2022 FE champion, Vandoorne made it back-to-back title successes for Mercedes-EQ after team-mate De Vries gained the earlier season. He joined DS Penske final 12 months after Mercedes pulled out of the game, however suffered a tough 12 months as his new workforce struggled.
The Belgian, who drove 42 F1 races for McLaren between 2016 and 2018 and is a present reserve for Aston Martin, will proceed to drive for DS Penske this 12 months and can hope to have a extra aggressive automotive to drive this time.
Jean-Eric Vergne
Yes, one other FE champion!
In reality, Frenchman Vergne is the one driver within the sequence’ admittedly brief historical past to have gained the title twice, having efficiently defended his 2018 crown the next 12 months. F1 followers will keep in mind the 33 12 months outdated for his 58 begins in a Toro Rosso – making him the driving force with essentially the most F1 expertise on this listing.
Like Buemi, he by no means bought an opportunity to step as much as Red Bull and so switched to the electrical championship. He is Vandoorne’s team-mate at DS Penske and, just like the Belgian, needs a faster automotive to drive this time period.
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Pascal Wehrlein
Wehrlein is the one one on this listing who hasn’t gained an FE title but, however he is nonetheless a top-notch racer. He began his F1 profession in 2016 with Manor as a former Mercedes junior, and scored the workforce’s solely level ever.
The subsequent 12 months, he moved to Sauber, however after only one season, Charles Leclerc took his place and that was the top of his F1 journey. Now, Wehrlein is gearing up for his fourth FE season.
After shedding the championship to Dennis final 12 months, he is hoping to make a comeback with Porsche, a workforce anticipated to be within the operating for the title.