ELMS – Imperatori replacing Vergne at Paul-Ricard?

A change in the crew of the Oreca 07 – Gibson n°26 – G-Drive Racing could occur for the first round of theELMS 2018 at Paul-Ricard, on April 15.

Aligned with the Var LM P2, Jean-Eric Vergne will contest the same weekend in the Rome ePrix in Italy (April 14) with Techeetah, and would not have received approval from the FIA ​​to miss the Drivers' briefing. 100% electric single-seater championship event.

In fact, G-Drive would find itself obliged to replace the leader of the Formula E in its line-up. Thus, Roman Rusinov could be supported by the Swiss Alexandre Imperatori, former member of the Rebellion Racing LM P program.

Concerning the third driver, Andrea Pizzitola would hold the rope to complete the crew for the entire season, after the impossibility of hiring Matthieu Vaxivière, due to the classification of the drivers.