Nico Müller parts ways with ABT CUPRA for Formula E Season 11

Written by Fleur Rogerson

Photo Credit: Simon Galloway, Formula E Media Bank

Ahead of the Formula E season finale at the London E-Prix, ABT CUPRA announced that the Swiss driver, Nico Müller will be parting ways with the team for season 11.

Müller has been driving for ABT CUPRA since season 9. However, he has been connected to the team for long before that, racing for them in DTM from 2016 to 2020. In DTM, he achieved 10 victories with the team.

ABT CUPRA released a statement saying, "[Nico] has decided to take on a new motorsport challenge and leave the team."

ABT CUPRA CEO and Team principal Thomas Beirmaier also released a statement saying, "It was our wish to keep Nico in the team and to be successful with him again. Now we have to accept his decision and wish him all the best for the future."

Müller is not planning on leaving the series, but hopes to find a more competitive operation. Earlier this season he tested for Porsche and has also been named as a potential replacement for Norman Nato at Andretti.

Müller has impressed this season in a difficult package. He achieved a season-best of fourth back in Misano and narrowly missed out on a podium. In Portland, Müller came fifth and sixth in the two races.

The Swiss driver has acquired 36 points throughout the season so far, putting him in 14th in the championship.

Photo Credit: Alastair Staley, Formula E Media Bank

Nico Müller admitted London would be a 'special' weekend due to his long relationship with ABT CUPRA.

"This is going to be a very special weekend for me. On the one hand, I’m looking forward to the location, the track and the fans,

"On the other hand, I feel melancholy and a lot of gratitude after two years in this team. It was an extremely challenging time, but it also brought us closer together. We’ve always pulled together and I’m sure this is what we will be doing in London for the last time. 

"We want to give it our all with the whole team, enjoy the days and try to get two good results. London is a cool track – very tight, with indoor and outdoor sections and walls, as we know from Formula E. I will give everything to make the team proud again one more time.”