Simona de Silvestro will participate within the upcoming all-female Method E pre-season take a look at on 7 November, becoming a member of the Kiro Race Co workforce (previously ERT).
Set to be the oldest driver on the take a look at, the 36-year-old Swiss lady enjoys a wealth of expertise from a automotive racing profession that began in 2005 and noticed her spend 4 full seasons in IndyCar.
She additionally raced in Supercars and ADAC GT Masters, along with her solely outing this yr being a Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia spherical again in Might.
De Silvestro is not any stranger to Method E, having taken 12 race begins for Andretti from 2015 to 2016, scoring 4 factors thanks to 2 ninth-place finishes. She grew to become a take a look at driver for the Venturi squad in 2018-19, subsequently becoming a member of the Porsche manufacturing facility outfit in the same function.
De Silvestro stays a reserve driver for Porsche to at the present time, however with the German constructor fielding its growth driver Gabriela Jilkova and Marta Garcia for the occasion, she is going to take the wheel of the Porsche-powered Kiro automotive.
“I am thrilled to affix Kiro Race Co for the Method E Girls’s take a look at,” de Silvestro mentioned. “It is an important alternative to work with a brand new workforce and contribute to their growth. I am excited to see what we are able to obtain collectively.”
Simona de Silvestro, Venturi Method E, Venturi VFE05
Picture by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Pictures
This will probably be de Silvestro’s first official Method E outing since she took half within the all-female take a look at at Saudi observe Diriyah on 16 December 2018 with Venturi.
“We’re extremely excited to have Simona be part of our workforce,” Russell O’Hagan, COO of Kiro Race Co, added.
“Her huge expertise and confirmed observe report make Simona the proper addition to our driver lineup. We imagine that her participation will play an essential function in our ongoing preparation for the brand new season forward in addition to inspiring our followers and the broader motorsport neighborhood.”
Kiro Race Co is the brand new title of the workforce beforehand generally known as ERT, which was absolutely acquired by American funding agency The Forest Street Firm earlier this month and has switched to Porsche powertrains. The outfit had all the time used its personal engines beforehand.