Tennis nice Rafael Nadal has turn out to be a brand new staff proprietor on the earth’s first all-electric race boat championship, organisers say.
The announcement got here as Nadal was in Melbourne on Tuesday getting ready the defend his Australian Open title.
Nadal will enter his personal staff for the inaugural season of the UIM E1 World Championship, which is about to start later this yr at numerous cities.
The sequence is the brainchild of Alejandro Agag, founding father of the electrical Formula E and Extreme E motor racing and off-road sequence.
Nadal follows a rising listing of sports activities stars to personal a staff within the championship, together with Red Bull’s Formula One driver Sergio Perez.
“I’m really excited to be getting involved with a project like E1 that values sustainability and will make a positive impact on society as a whole, especially in coastal communities,” Nadal stated in an announcement.
“I also like the fact that E1 has a clear mission and is committed to preserving marine ecosystems. As a professional athlete, I recognise how making marginal gains has a positive impact on performance.”
Nadal can be seeking to defend his Australian Open title this month when the season-opening main begins on Mondday.
