![]() The E1 Series is a fascinating prospect but a little bit of an enigma. “E1 is a startup model where we have the initial capital and a good partner in the PIF so we are very well financed and then from here we should try to make it breakeven in Europe.” For me, sport needs to be separate from everything else, and the only element that can unite all humans. “Of course there are issues and they will be discussed, but not in sport. So now more than ever, it is important to keep sport away from politics and away from those questions. ![]() “For me, the only thing that can bring people together is sport. “So what we’re seeing in the war in Ukraine is that globalisation is under threat. “The way the world is going it is going to be more divided everyday,” he said. The Saudi Arabia-owned Public Investment Fund (PIF) sits on the board of Agag’s E1 boating venture and this week the Kingdom announced its Neom eco region will partner with McLaren in their electric endeavours. Off to Monaco that afternoon, the 51-year-old Spaniard and former politician leans in as he is asked about the influence of the Middle Eastern influence on his sport. That series continues next week in the sunny island of Sardinia, where a double header will take place in the Mediterranean. Those are the expectations that I put on myself,” McConnell said.Extreme E, too, continues to take off – the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg have teams in the series. Once I stick to the game plan and execute properly and trust my instincts, I know it will put me in a good position. “My expectations for myself are always to go there and do what I know how to do best without making any mistakes. I’m putting everything into what I know and more to make sure I am attracting good results for them.”įor McConnell, while he is on a team keen to defend their title, he is only concerned about performing to his capabilities in yet another step in his racing career. “I’m still very new in my career and very inexperienced to what these other guys are relative to them. They gave me the opportunity to make it to the big leagues,” McConnell said. “X44 and Lewis’ mission is all about opportunity and being the first one from the Caribbean to do what I am doing, they see that and value that. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. While it has been an adjustment, McConnell relished the value that the team saw in him joining the reigning champions. The team of McConnell and Spaniard Cristina Gutierrez is currently in fourth place in the table with 23 points after two events in the series. (But) I am focusing on one thing at a time and right now that focus is on doing well with the team and taking one race at a time,” McConnell told The Gleaner. “Anybody would take a Formula One opportunity if it was presented to them. While he said that it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to one day have a Formula One seat, his current focus has been on the new Extreme E off-road series which has his full attention. McConnell will have an opportunity to meet Hamilton himself this weekend as he left yesterday for the Miami Grand Prix. ![]() While Jamaica Rallycross driver Fraser McConnell acknowledged the honour of getting a seat in Formula One, his main focus is only on his growth in the rallycross format in a season that has seen him achieve success and take advantage of other opportunities.Īfter a Nitro Rallycross season which saw him finish third in the driver’s championship, he has already jumped to his next endeavour as a member of the X44 Vida Carbon Racing, the team that is owned by seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton in the Extreme E electric off-road racing series.
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