McLaren announced New Zealander Emma Gilmour as their first female racer on Wednesday with the rally driver set to compete in the new electric Extreme E off-road series next year
The announcement during the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow took the British-based team back to its origins, with late founder and first driver Bruce McLaren also a New Zealander.
“To have my passion in motorsport, my rallying, be a skill set that’s now allowed me to race for a childhood, iconic motorsport legend is just a dream come true. I feel so, so honoured.” They won Formula One titles with Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton and have branched out into other areas of motorsport, including IndyCar.
Formula One world champions Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button are among the team owners, with McLaren the 10th outfit to sign up and debuting in 2022.
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