X44 (currently competing as X44 Vida Carbon Racing for sponsorship reasons) is an

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racing team. The team was founded by 7 time

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World Champion,

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, and takes part in the series that is highlighting the impacts of climate change.

History

In September 2020, Lewis Hamilton announced that he had founded his own team for the newly established racing series. The name "X44" was chosen due to Hamilton using the number on his Formula One car since 2014, when the drivers were able to choose their own numbers. In December 2020 X44 announced that

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and Cristina Gutiérrez were to be the drivers for the team in the competitions first season. During the team's first season they were the fastest qualifiers for each race, and won one race, finishing the season in second place, behind the champions Rosberg X Racing.

Team results

Racing overview

Racing summary

Complete Extreme E results

(Races in bold indicate best qualifiers; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest super sector)

References

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