Envision continues with Buemi and Frijns in Formula E

Envision Racing has opted for continuity with its driver lineup for the upcoming Formula E season, with Sebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns both being retained by the Jaguar customer team.

Envision entered last season as reigning champions, but endured a difficult campaign as the team failed to replicate itssuccess from the previous year. It did end the year on a high, however, with the duo combining for three podiums in the last four races, a total of five overall for the season.

“It's great to have continuity in our driver line-up as Sebastien and Robin lead us into Season 11,” said Sylvain Filippi, managing director and CTO of Envision Racing. “Despite Season 10 not being our strongest year, we are confident that the momentum we gained in the closing rounds can be taken into next season and put us back where we want to be.”

Just four of the 11 teams are set to field unchanged lineups, with Jaguar, TAG Heuer Porsche and Mahindra all joining Envision in continuing with their Season 10 driver pairings. Envision’s driver duo is among the most experienced, with the pair competing a combined 229 races in the championship.

Sebastien Buemi (left) and Robin Frijns

Frijns has been a fixture at Envision for some time, first joining during the 2018-19 season. He left ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, being replaced by Buemi, but returned after a year to partner the Swiss driver as former driver Nick Cassidy moved onto the factory Jaguar team. Both missed the Berlin E-Prix doubleheader last season though, owing to World Endurance Championship commitments, with Joel Eriksson and Paul Aron taking their places.

“I started off Season 10 relatively strong, with a podium in Round 3; however, it took some time to adjust to the new car and style of racing,” said Frijns. “We worked extremely hard to make that adjustment and by the end were fighting at the front again, so our focus now is on continuing that into next season.”

Buemi echoed his teammate’s sentiments, adding that the team is looking to carry its momentum from a strong end to 2023-24 into the upcoming season.

“As a team, we improved significantly towards the end of last season to get back to the front of the grid, and the results showed this,” he said. “We will continue to push to ensure that we head to Sao Paulo with the same level of competitiveness.”