Simply 4 days earlier than the primary race of its was set to happen, Method E stated the NXT Gen Cup is not going to be a part of the World Championship calendar this season. The cancellation is “because of surprising constraints confronted by the help collection,” a Method E spokesperson .
The NXT Gen Cup was scheduled to be a part of the 4 European occasions in Method E’s Season 10, together with this weekend’s Misano E-Prix double-header. Nonetheless, based on , there have been last-minute hitches in a deal between Method E and the help collection’ organizer, Fredrik Lestrup and the Lestrup Racing Crew.
Because of this, the electrical Mini Cooper SE-based NXT Gen Cup (which debuted at a couple of occasions final yr) is off the calendar in the meanwhile. Method E beforehand ran the Jaguar I-Tempo eTrophy help collection between 2018 and 2020, however that did not show profitable.
The NXT Gen Cup choice has left Method E scrambling to pad out the slate of actions out there for followers at Italian circuit Misano. Organizers have added pit-lane autograph classes, further pit walks and expanded different promotional actions.
There’s arguably extra concern for the drivers, engineers and different group members who had been set to participate within the NXT Gen Cup. Races had been deliberate to incorporate female and male drivers, a lot of whom had been underneath 17. The circuit would have given them precious expertise as Method E and motorsport as a complete makes an attempt to blood the following era of rivals. Nonetheless, a spokesperson stated that “Method E stays dedicated to nurturing the following era of expertise via FIA Ladies on Monitor and different impactful initiatives for younger individuals.”
