Supercars – Simona de Silvestro with Nissan Motorsport from 2017

Non-renewal in Formula e, Simona de Silvestro competed last October in the legendary Bathurst 1000 in Supercars at the wheel of a Nissan Altima in Harvey Norman Nissan Motorsport colors alongside her teammate Renee Gracie.

The Swiss had previously signed with the championship to play there during the next three years, but his future team had not yet been made official, even if Nissan Motorsport was favored by the predictions.

It is therefore logical that Nissan confirmed the recruitment of the former resident of IndyCar Series, who will race on one of the four Altima alongside Rick and Todd Kelly (team bosses) and Michael Caruso.

“By joining Nissan Motorsport, I think the biggest thing is being a factory driver, admits de Silvestro. It's great to have the confidence of Nissan Motorsport to give me the chance to drive for them.

I really enjoyed driving for them at Bathurst, and I really enjoyed the car, so there were a lot of positives. There is a lot of potential in the team. Working with them, I hope, will bring me great success. »

Aware of the major challenge that awaits her in a championship that she will discover in its entirety in 2017, Simona de Silvestro nevertheless believes that her adaptation to the Australian series should not pose any major problems for her. “As I said before, most of my career has been spent in car, underlines the 28-year-old pilot.

The Nissan Altima handled very well at Bathurst, so I'm sure at the other tracks I'll be able to adapt much more quickly. Learning the tracks and working with the team will be a big challenge, but we are looking forward to it. »

With her multi-season contract now in hand, Simona de Silvestro will return to Supercars competition in 2017 in Adelaide at the beginning of March.