Sebastien Buemi has revealed that the “largest factor” behind a potential exit from Formulation E on the finish of this season is future calendar clashes with the World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The Season 2 Formulation E champion has been within the all-electric sequence for the reason that very starting, however is one in all a number of names speculated with potential departures on the conclusion of the marketing campaign.
All through his profession in FE, the Envision driver has additionally competed for Toyota in WEC – a crew he has been with for 13 years.
Like final season, only one FE/WEC race conflict exists on the calendar, with the Berlin E-Prix being on the identical weekend because the Six Hours of São Paulo. Buemi is in opposition to calendar clashes and needs to see higher scheduling.
He’s in talks with Envision about subsequent season, though has acknowledged that the Season 12 calendar is the most important issue over whether or not he continues or not.
“It is troublesome to foretell,” Buemi instructed RacingNews365. “Clearly, I have been in WEC for a very long time, I have been right here for a very long time. I’ve had good seasons, dangerous seasons, a little bit of all the pieces during the last 11 years. Arduous to say.
“All the pieces is absolutely open proper now, we’re in open discussions with the crew. So solely factor I can really do now could be be sure that I give my best and give attention to one race at a time, and likewise get pleasure from it, I feel that is crucial.
“I’ve bought to a stage of my profession that I really feel like, clearly, I am aggressive, I need to do nicely, however I need to get pleasure from what I do. So let’s have a look at.
“All the pieces’s nonetheless absolutely open, however it would rely upon many various features, together with calendar clashes and the way the championship will evolve. However I feel the most important factor can be the calendar.”
Choice deadline
Quitting WEC to stay in FE ought to clashes exist on the latter’s calendar for the 2025/26 season is totally off the desk for Buemi, who’s dedicated to the endurance sequence.
The provisional FE calendar will change into identified in simply over a month, with it set to be submitted to the FIA for approval in Might.
For Buemi, while he has not set himself a deadline to resolve, he recognised that the publication of the brand new calendar affords a pure timeline.
“No, as a result of I feel my future is already fairly clear,” added Buemi. “With WEC, I’ll proceed in WEC 100% after which it is nearly making an attempt to see whether or not we’ve [calendar] clashes or not, the way it evolves.
“So the core of my future is sort of determined now, it simply is determined by how issues will evolve. Will there be an incentive for the championship to keep away from clashes or not? I do not know what number of extra races I need to do right here.
“For folks saying, perhaps much less double headers, extra single headers, extra occasions, with me this makes it harder. I do not know.
“So proper now, let’s take one race at a time. I suppose round Might, June, in some unspecified time in the future, we’ll know the calendars, after which I suppose we are going to see.”
