Sebastien Loeb to race in Extreme E under Lewis Hamilton's X44 team

Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez will race for X44, the team founded by Seven-Time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, in the inaugural Extreme E season which begins in 2021.

Acclaimed French driver Sebastien Loeb is one of the greatest rally drivers of all time and a legend of the motorsport world, with a record nine World Rally Championships and 79 race wins to his name.

Spanish driver Cristina Gutierrez is a promising upcoming talent who made history in the 2017 Dakar Rally by becoming the first Spanish female driver to finish the race in the car category, finishing fifth place among the debutantes.

Both drivers recently tested the car for the first time at Donington Park Circuit's off-road stages. The single-design Odyssey 21 electric vehicle entered by X44, and all other competitors, is at the cutting edge of innovation for electric vehicles, and with this car, the series hopes to develop technology that will find its way into everyday use, paving the way for a less carbon intensive future.

X44 will take its followers on a journey of discovery, to show first-hand how human actions are damaging the planet. Competitors will race electric vehicles in five remote locations, that are already damaged or severely under threat of climate change from a range of serious issues including melting ice caps, deforestation, desertification and rising sea levels.