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16-year-old to become youngest driver to test a Formula E car
Elia Weiss will become the youngest driver to drive a Formula E car when he joins Porsche’s works squad for next month’s official test at Berlin. Weiss, who turns 16 on 22nd June, has earned the opportunity on the back of a title-winning campaign in the 2024 German Karting Championship, DKM. The Munich native is competing in single-seaters for the first time this year, having graduated to Formula 4 with Cram Motorsport in Italy. He is part of the Motorsport Team Germany initiative, which supported talented youngsters from the age of 10 in both car and bike racing, while also offering simulator running with homegrown brands Audi, BMW, Mercedes-AMG, and Porsche. Weiss expressed his pride in being able to drive for Porsche, mentioning the significance of the opportunity and the training he is undergoing to prepare for the physical demands of driving a Formula E car. Porsche’s Formula E chief Florian Modlinger praised Weiss for his maturity and approach, highlighting his impressive interaction with engineers during simulator sessions. Weiss will be joined by DTM race winner Ayhancan Guven in the post-Berlin E-Prix test, marking the first Formula E outing for the Porsche-contracted Turkish driver, scheduled for Monday, 14 July, after the 14th round of the season.
