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Daniel Juncadella will take on the role of test and reserve driver for HWA RACELAB during their first season in the ABB FIA Formel E Championship

• Daniel already knows the team from the DTM where he achieved his maiden win with HWA 
• Daniel spent a day testing with the team during the official tests in Valencia 
• Daniel Juncadella: “Hopefully, I can help Gary, Stoffel and the engineers master the challenge in my new role”
• Ulrich Fritz: “We’ve known Daniel for a very long time and know exactly how good his speed is and how helpful the engineers find his feedback from working together in the DTM”

Motorsport experts from Affalterbach to enter team in the new, international Formula 3 series, which shares the bill with Formula 1 and is aimed at gradually introducing talented drivers to the pinnacle of motor racing.

• New commitment all about promoting youngsters within the "FIA Formula pyramid"
• HWA RACELAB team plans to run three Formula 3 cars
• Ulrich Fritz: "With our own Formula 3 team, we are not only taking on a new challenge, but are also supporting the restructuring of FIA single-seater series."

HWA RACELAB tackle the challenge of the ABB FIA Formel E during official testing at Valencia

• Gary Paffett, Stoffel Vandoorne and Daniel Juncadella completed three days of testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
• The team posted 283 laps or the equivalent of 875 kilometres with the new Gen2 car
• Gary Paffett: “I’ve been very impressed with how the team have gone about taking their first steps in Formula E.”
• Stoffel Vandoorne: “The two days of testing in Valencia were a completely new experience for me”

Tricorp become new team partners of HWA RACELAB for Season 5 of the ABB FIA Formel E

• Tricorp will equip HWA Racelab with new team clothing/overalls as they join Formula E
• Tricorp logo on racing cars, team members’ clothing and on the crew’s pit equipment
• Ulrich Fritz: “Work clothing has to be functional and comfortable, fit properly while working and present the right image to the public”

The driver pairing for the debut season of HWA RACELAB in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has been confirmed: the team from Affalterbach go into action with a strong line-up of Stoffel Vandoorne and Gary Paffett.

• Stoffel won the GP2 championship at a canter in 2015: since 2016 he has so far competed in 37 Formula 1 Grands Prix.
• Stoffel Vandoorne: “It definitely won’t be easy. My objective is therefore to become competitive in the series as soon as possible and to make a good impression.”
• Ulrich Fritz: “Stoffel and Gary are outstanding racing drivers who have a wealth of experience gained in Formula 1 and in the DTM. In addition, both know how to work in collaboration with the engineers to develop and fine-tune a new racing car.”