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Andretti has completed its driver line-up for Season 11 with the signing of Nico Müller
Andretti has announced the signing of former ABT driver Nico Müller, who will partner former world champion Jake Dennis for Season 11. Müller joins the team having departed ABT at the conclusion of the recently completed season and replaces Norman Nato whose exit the team recently confirmed. The Swiss driver has been in high-demand this year, and joins the Porsche customer team after excelling for less competitive outfit the last two seasons.
“I’m very excited to join the Andretti Formula E team,” said Müller. “It’s a team that has seen success from the very beginning of the Championship, particularly in the GEN3 era in their partnership with Porsche Motorsport. To work with Jake, a former World Champion, is an honor, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity. I’m going to give it my very best to contribute to the team’s success and hopefully aim for some podiums and my first Formula E win – that’s the target. I can’t wait to get going.”
As reported earlier this year by The Race, Müller conducted a secret test for the German manufacturer and looked set to replace Antonio Felix da Costa in the factory team, before the Season 6 champion went on a remarkable run of victories. Müller scored 52 points last season and was just shy of a top-10 finish in the drivers’ championship – he finished 12th – but scored 23 points more than the next Mahindra-powered driver. He is deserving of his move to one of Formula E’s leading teams and will likely push Dennis.
“We are delighted to welcome Nico to the Andretti Formula E team for Season 11,” said team principal Roger Griffiths.” His familiarity with electric racing is proven, and he has shown he can deliver strong results across a wide variety of Formula E tracks. “Nico is a race winner in many disciplines of motorsport, and we look forward to him lining up alongside Jake Dennis at the opening race in Brazil.”
Andretti has a very strong driver pairing now for Season 11 in the form of Dennis and Müller, which the team will hope can help the outfit bounce back from a disappointing Season 10. Qualifying was a big problem for the American team last season, although it was a strength for Müller with ABT. Unsurprisingly, the team’s owner has “high expectations”.
“We have high expectations for Season 11, and we’re confident that adding a driver of Nico’s caliber will help us get results,” said Michael Andretti. “His experience and success in Formula E, and numerous other highly respected racing series, will be key as we continue to increase the depth of our driver roster. We’re looking forward to seeing what Nico can do as we continue our pursuit of wins and World Championships.”
