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The Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team concludes its second season in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship as double World Champions: Stoffel Vandoorne finishes third in the final outing of the season in Berlin, while P8 is enough for Nyck de Vries to win the drivers' title

HWA RACELAB triumphed for the first time in this season's FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Hungaroring. Matteo Nannini (Italy) produced a commanding display to win the second of the weekend's three races - the first Formula 3 victory of his young career. This success came as a welcome relief for the team from Affalterbach, which had twice been denied a possible victory this season.

• HWA RACELAB claims its first win of the season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship  
• Matteo Nannini: "This race showed our full potential."
• Thomas Strick: "This victory was the reward for a perfect performance from the driver and the team."

HWA RACELAB goes into the coming races in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with a new driver line-up. Jack Aitken will be at the wheel of the number 22 car at the two Grand Prix events in Monaco (20th to 22nd May) and Baku (4th to 6th June). The Formula 1 reserve driver for Williams Racing takes the place of Matteo Nannini, who will focus on his outings in FIA Formula 3 for the rest of the season.   

The third driver has now also been confirmed. Oliver Rasmussen (Denmark) will race alongside Matteo Nannini (Italy) and Rafael Villagomez (Mexico) for HWA RACELAB in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. The 20-year-old joins the team after an impressive season in the Formula Regional European Championship and has already driven the HWA RACELAB car. 

• Oliver Rasmussen: “Participating in FIA Formula 3 is a milestone in my career. Together with HWA we will do our best to be competitive.”
• Thomas Strick: “Oliver has shown that he has the potential to produce top performances at the high level of FIA Formula 3.”

The second of the three drivers for the 2021 season of the FIA Formula 3 Championship has been confirmed: HWA RACELAB is putting its faith in the promising and talented Rafael Villagomez (Mexico) in the coming season of the junior racing series. The 19-year-old will make his debut in the series for the team from Affalterbach.

• Rafael Villagomez: “I am sure that I will learn a lot and that we will do a great job together!”
• Thomas Strick: “Rafael has shown that he has the drive you need to succeed in FIA Formula 3.”

Matteo Nannini (Italy) has been confirmed as the first driver to join HWA RACELAB, which lines up in FIAMatteo Nannini (Italy) has been confirmed as the first driver to join HWA RACELAB, which lines up in FIAFormula 3 in 2021. The 17-year-old arrives with one year of Formula 3 experience to his name. He recentlyattended the post-season tests in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for HWA RACELAB.

BWT HWA RACELAB brought the penultimate race weekend of the FIA Formula 2 Championship in Sakhir (Bahrain) to a positive close with tenth place in the Sunday race. Artem Markelov (Russia) produced an impressive fightback, climbing twelve places in total. 17-year-old Théo Pourchaire (France) demonstrated his talent on his Formula 2 debut, but was unfortunate in race two. 

HWA AG is renowned for delivering top performance in everything it does - including in the area of sustainability. The HWA AG not only meets the most exacting demands of motorsport and engineering, but also when it comes to implementing environmental standards and sustainability criteria. This comprehensive commitment to ecological issues has now been confirmed by an audit conducted by the International Automobile Federation FIA. HWA AG has achieved the coveted 3-star status within the certification programme of the FIA Environment and Sustainability Commission. This is the highest distinction that the world federation awards in this area.