Maserati set to return to racing

MASERATI is to return to single seater car championships for the first time since Juan-Manuel Fangio won the 1957 Formula One title, by entering the 2023 Formula E championship, the Italian marque announced on Tuesday. Maserati will become the first Italian brand to enter the electric world championship.

Maserati’s decision is a boost to the championship following last year's title-winning outfit Mercedes EQ announcing that it’s quitting the championship at the end of 2022.

Formula E chairman Alejandro Agag said the announcement was probably one of the greatest days in the history of the championship. “To have a brand as iconic as Maserati come into the electric revolution that we are pushing is really an incredible moment for Formula E.”

Maserati CEO Davide Grasso told reporters Maserati had been working for a year with Formula E on plans for a return to the racetrack for the first time since 2010 when it competed in the GT1 sportscar championship. The FIA-sanctioned city-based Formula E series will be starting its ninth season next year with a third generation (Gen3) car billed as the world’s most efficient and capable of reaching speeds of 320km/h.