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It has been announced this morning that Argentinian driver Jose-Maria Lopez will be joining Sam Bird at the DS Virgin Racing team for the third season of the FIA Formula E Championship.
33-year old López will replace Jean-Eric Vergne, who has signed to Techeetah for season three; which was also announced this morning.
Lopez comes into the FIA Formula E Championship with an impressive pedigree as current world touring car champion and leads the 2016 FIA WTCC World Championship with 244 points, having claimed six race wins already this season.
Before touring cars, 'Pechito', as he is known to his friends, had a successful single-seater career. He won the Formula Renault Italian Championship in 2002 and a Formula Eurocup FR V6 title in 2003. He was also an test driver in Formula One in 2006.
In a statement to the media this morning, López is looking forward to the challenge with Ds Virgin Racing next season and has already tested the season three car. Lopez said the following:-
“This is a really exciting move for me, and I'm looking forward to the challenge of Formula E with DS Virgin Racing. I have already had some experience working with the DS Performance team on the season three car, so I am confident that we can achieve great things together next season.â€
Sarah Jones- @jonesy_laaa
