Daily Times
April 5, 2021
RIYADH: Nico Rosberg’s team won the first race of the new electric Extreme E off-road series in Saudi Arabia on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton’s X44 outfit hit problems and finished third in a cloud of dust. Retired 2016 Formula One champion Rosberg was in Al Ula to celebrate the Desert X Prix victory with Sweden’s triple rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson and Australian rally driver Molly Taylor. Andretti United, run by Michael Andretti and McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown, were second in the three-car final with Sweden’s Timmy Hansen and Britain’s Catie Munnings 23.73 seconds off the pace.
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Nico Rosberg s Extreme E car leads Lewis Hamilton s.
Extreme E
Nico Rosberg s team won the first race of the new electric Extreme E off-road series in Saudi Arabia on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton s X44 outfit hit problems and finished third in a cloud of dust.
Retired 2016 Formula One champion Rosberg was in Al Ula to celebrate the Desert X Prix victory with Sweden s triple rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson and Australian rally driver Molly Taylor.
Andretti United, run by Michael Andretti and McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown, were second in the three-car final with Sweden s Timmy Hansen and Britain s Catie Munnings 23.73 seconds off the pace.