Edoardo Mortara and Maximilian Günther Will Head Maserati’s Return to Motorsport in Method E

Maserati will likely be reviving its deep motorsport historical past in 2023 when it hits the monitor for the primary time with the ABB FIA Method E World Championship. To shut the 65-year hole since its final race outing in Method 1, Maserati MSG Racing will likely be represented by Edoardo Mortara and Maximilian Günther.

For those who’ve been watching Method E for some time, each of these names will likely be acquainted to you. Mortara has been with Maserati in its earlier kind, Venturi, for the reason that 2017-18 season. With the crew, he’s scored six wins and was a title contender for a lot of the previous two seasons. Whereas the transition to Maserati has include a big quantity of personnel modifications, Mortara is more likely to profit from a deep understanding of the best way the crew features.

Günther has competed in Method E with three completely different groups up to now 4 years, scoring three wins throughout that point. Whereas he hasn’t competed for a Method E Championship, he’ll be bringing with him a special talent: Two of these three groups he competed with had been manufacturing facility groups (BMW and Nissan). He’s skilled what it’s prefer to characterize an automaker’s racing program, making him a wonderful match to information Maserati again into lively competitors.

As we head into the Gen3 period with brand-new vehicles and completely different types of racing, it’s troublesome to foretell simply how Maserati will fare till vehicles hit the monitor for the season’s first race in Mexico Metropolis. Nevertheless, with two expert drivers on the helm of a crew run by James Rossiter, it wouldn’t be extreme to have excessive expectations.

Maserati’s driver announcement additionally serves as one final piece of the 2023 Method E driver lineup puzzle. Solely McLaren has but to announce who will likely be competing for it subsequent yr.