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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cRobin and Nico were our absolute dream team right from the start, because they have everything we need for our Formula E comeback: speed, experience and the right spirit,\u201d says Hans-J\u00fcrgen Abt, Managing Partner of ABT. \u201cIf we want to hold our own against the big factory teams in the new season, we need a small and powerful team. And that\u2019s where Robin and Nico fit in perfectly.\u201d ABT CEO Thomas Biermaier is optimistic: \u201cWe know from our years together in the DTM that they are fast, true team players and share ABT\u2019s passion. The fact that they both chose us, despite other tempting offers, shows how important the ABT family is to them and makes us a bit proud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swiss driver Nico M\u00fcller raced for ABT in the DTM from 2016 to 2020, celebrating 31 podium finishes, ten victories and he twice finished runner-up in the championship standings during that time. In the sixth and seventh Formula E seasons, he completed 17 races for the Dragon team. He also supported the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with testing and work in the simulator. \u201cAfter our great years together in the DTM, I\u2019m really looking forward to this new chapter with ABT and to my return to Formula E,\u201d says Nico M\u00fcller, who lives in Switzerland with his wife and son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00fcller is particularly excited about his teammate: \u201cAnd then, I\u2019m also racing together with Robin, with whom I simply had a great time on and off the track \u2013 I think there are some good ingredients coming together that will put us in a good position for this new challenge. Personally, I still have a score to settle with Formula E after my difficult year and a half anyway, and I\u2019m happy to have the chance to settle it together with this team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dutchman Robin Frijns raced for the ABT team in the DTM for three years, from 2018 to 2020, scoring 18 podiums and three wins. He also competed in Formula E for Andretti and Envision Racing for six seasons, taking two wins and 13 trophies. \u201cI know the ABT team and Nico from the DTM, where we had a great atmosphere in the team and were very successful,\u201d says Frijns. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly how we want to continue in Formula E. Of course, it is a big step for all of us and we will have to learn a lot and also quickly. But I have full confidence in the ABT team, which has caused a stir in every racing series in its history. It\u2019s great to be a part of it again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On 14 January 2023, the Formula E World Championship will begin its ninth season in Mexico City with a completely new generation of vehicle. ABT was a founding member of the series and competed in every race during the first seven years. Its greatest successes include winning the first race in Formula E history on 13 September 2014 in Beijing, Lucas di Grassi\u2019s drivers\u2019 championship title in 2017 and winning the teams\u2019 championship a year later. Still a private team from 2014 to 2017, the Kempten-based company was responsible for running the race cars for Audi from 2017 to 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ABT Sportsline has signed its dream duo for Formula E: Robin Frijns and Nico M\u00fcller will compete in the German team\u2019s comeback in the electric world championship. For both of them, joining ABT is like coming home: after successful years with ABT in the DTM, Frijns and M\u00fcller are now embarking on their next adventure … <\/p>\n