Overview
- Envision Racing confirmed on Thursday that Sébastien Buemi and Joel Eriksson will leave their race seats after the London E‑Prix and the team will field an all-new driver line-up for Formula E’s Gen4 era.
- Buemi will retire from driving in Formula E at the end of the current weekend and will remain with Envision in an advisory and development role to help the team transition to Gen4 machinery.
- The team cited the technical step to Gen4 and an increasingly demanding Formula E calendar as the reason for a refreshed driver programme and a concentrated development push.
- Early market movement shows possible candidates being assessed, with reports that Zak O’Sullivan tested a Gen4 development car and Maximilian Günther already linked to Envision for next season.
- Buemi’s exit closes a 12-season Formula E driving career that included 14 wins and the 2015‑16 title and could shift the balance of his schedule as he focuses on endurance racing with Toyota.