Kiwi Super Formula champion Nick Cassidy joins Formula E test
Experienced New Zealander Nick Cassidy will join the Envision Virgin Racing Formula E Team at the upcoming Formula E rookie test in Marrakesh.
Cassidy, who holds an enormous open-wheel resume, will drive for the team at the March 1 test.
The 25 year-old kiwi took out the 2012 and 2013 Toyota Racing Series titles, was 2015 Japan Formula 3 and 2017 Super GT500 champion, as well as being the reigning Super Formula champ.
Cassidy has spent time in the team’s simulator, working alongside Senior Race Engineer Stephen Lane, who engineered him to an impressive podium as a rookie in the 2014 Macau GP.
Nick Cassidy, said: “I’d like to thank the team for this incredible opportunity, I’ve spent a lot of time on the simulator and I’m now very keen to get out on track.”
“I’ve not experienced anything like a Formula E car before and I’m excited to see how I perform. I’ll be joining the team throughout the weekend in Marrakesh and it’ll be great to go through all the race weekend rituals with them – especially as they got a double-podium there last year.
“It’s also been great working with Laney [Stephen Lane] again – he was my race engineer back in 2014 when I was a rookie and I’m looking forward to working with him again.”
Sylvain Filippi, Envision Virgin Racing’s Managing Director, said: “Nick Cassidy is an incredible young talent and we’re looking forward to having him test our Formula E car.”
“His race wins say it all really but he’s also worked incredibly hard in the team simulator ahead of the test to ensure that he’s ready to drive a Formula E car – the experience needed is very different to any other car and I’m confident that Nick will excel in Marrakesh.
“This is the only in-season test so it’s incredibly important that the team maximise the data gathered in Marrakesh – I believe that Nick will do a great job for us.”
Cassidy will join Alice Powell in the two-driver lineup.
F3 Asia graduates Jamie Chadwick, Daniel Cao, and Jake Hughes will all also take part in the test,
