THE BEST MOTORSPORT MOMENTS OF 2021
APR 4
Daring Kristoffersson leaves rivals in dust
Saudi Arabia Extreme E
Alejandro Agag demands his motorsport creations look stellar on TV. But when he reckoned Extreme E would resemble “Star Wars pod racing”, it seemed like hyperbole. It wasn’t. The sandy AlUla backdrop for an inaugural April round in Saudi Arabia was otherworldly thanks to the red-rock cliffs.
The electric-powered wheels started to spin, with a grid for the Desert X-Prix final populated by (now) four-time World Rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson, World Rally legend Sebastien Loeb and 2019 World RX king Timmy Hansen.
The huge plumes of dust kicked up by each Odyssey 21 E-SUV made overtaking tough. But again, expectations were overturned – and almost immediately so – thanks to Kristoffersson.
The driver who Nico Rosberg had signed via a direct message on Instagram entered the first corner on the outside and in last place. But he dived blindly through the cloud ahead, picked off Loeb, and cut to the inside to emerge in an unlikely lead ahead of Hansen. The Swede had carried 10mph more through the corner than any other pass.
“He was miles back and explored a very creative and totally new line,” says Rosberg. “We thought it impossible to come out in front because that weekend was dominated by poor visibility. It was special.”
MAY 8
Evans’s magic Monaco pass
Monaco Formula E
In a Formula E season when massive
