NEOM McLaren took the reins of the title-winning Mercedes-EQ squad when it entered Formula E for GEN3, adding to McLaren Racing’s Formula 1, IndyCar and Extreme E entries. TEAMMATES: McLaren’s new pairing on each other, expectations and their team. “When we made the announcement, a lot of our people wanted to work on the Formula E team. And I’m sure there are people on the Formula E team who would like to work in Formula 1 or the IndyCar one.”. “We’re the only team in Formula E that is affiliated with a Formula 1 team,” says Team Principal Ian James. “We are very fortunate at McLaren that with Andrea Stella in Formula 1 and Gavin Ward on the IndyCar side, we have team bosses who are the exact opposite of that. “Gavin Ward has also been to Formula E. Hiroshi Imai (Director of Race Engineering) came to Formula E from Formula 1.

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