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Nyck de Vries and Theo Baker form Mahindra Racing Evo Sessions line-up

NEWS 27 Feb 2025 3 Mins

Sport and fitness content creator Theo Baker has partnered with Mahindra Racing to take on Evo Sessions.

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Baker, who has amassed a following of almost three million people over a decade as one of the UK’s most notable content creators, is currently undergoing an intensive training programme with the team, including simulator sessions, physical conditioning and professional coaching.

He will then head stateside to take on a bespoke layout of the Miami International Autodrome, set against the backdrop of the iconic Hard Rock Stadium, for a two-day event alongside the other celebrities, driving the team’s Mahindra M11Electro race car.

Baker will be joined trackside by Nyck de Vries, Mahindra Racing driver and Formula E World Champion, to provide expert guidance and tuition throughout the event.

Looking ahead to the trip to Florida, Theo Baker said: “I’m very excited to join forces with Mahindra Racing and take part in Evo Sessions.

“It’s already been quite the journey, and I haven’t even sat in the car yet! It’s been a big learning curve, working on the simulator with the engineers and at the factory with the rest of the team to get me to the level needed, but so much fun at the same time.

“I’m feeling prepared and can’t wait to get out to Miami, to have a World Champion in Nyck as my coach and give a good account of myself. It’s going to be a great event!”

Ready to play his part in coaching Baker behind the wheel of his #21 car, Nyck de Vries added: “It’s definitely a new experience for me, coaching a celebrity to drive my Formula E car! There’s a lot for Theo to get up to speed on quickly, and I know he’s been at the factory preparing with the team.

“But I’m sure Theo will do a great job on track, and we’ll be there to guide and support him through the whole event. It’s going to be very interesting to see how they all get on!”

What is Formula E Evo Sessions?

Over the next six weeks - ahead of the track event at the Miami International Autodrome (Hard Rock Stadium) on 5-6 March 2025 - a carefully curated collective of 11 of the world’s most-followed and popular personalities, comprising actors, athletes and content creators with a combined reach of over 300 million, will be paired and embedded within Formula E’s elite race teams and drivers as part of their preparations.

All participants will receive an intense training programme that includes simulator sessions, physical conditioning, driver coaching, hardware customisation and engineering briefings. They will experience first-hand just how tough and complicated it is to prepare, train and drive like a world-class racing driver.

In the two-day event they will have prepared for, they will experience the breathtaking performance of the all-new GEN3 Evo race car on the track, capable of 0-60mph/100 kph in just 1.82s - 30% faster than a current F1 car - as well as take part in a number of familiarisation laps to accustom themselves to the altered track layout.

The entire journey from rookie-to-racer will be captured for social-first content, through the creators’ lens, and shared across their and Formula E's social media channels. The whole experience will offer fans a rare and exclusive behind-the-scenes, access-all-areas viewpoint into the world of Formula E, not from the perspective of the grandstands, but directly behind the wheel. It will showcase what it truly takes to compete at the pinnacle of electric racing, with a feature-length documentary coming later in 2025.

EVO SESSIONS: How to follow Evo Sessions

You can follow everything Evo Sessions as it all happens across our socials for all the updates and stay tuned for a feature-length documentary coming later this year to find out how the likes of Sergio Aguero, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Cleo Abram get on sampling Formula E's GEN3 Evo race car.

SCHEDULE: Next we're heading Stateside for the 2025 Miami E-Prix Round 5

Miami is back on the calendar after the iconic location held the first Formula E race on US soil back in the inaugural season. The legendary Homestead-Miami Speedway will trade stock cars for single seaters as it plays host for Round 5 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

Home teams Andretti, CUPRA KIRO and DS PENSKE will be looking to put on a show for their home fans on Saturday April 12, 2025.

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