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Cadillac Racing starts GTP era with stout efforts, reliability of three new race cars DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2023) — Cadillac Racing began the Grand Touring Prototype era with third-, fourth- and fifth-place finishes in the 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona. Renger van der Zande earned a podium spot, driving the electrified No. 01 … Read more

Motorsport seasons seem to be continuous these days but having recently switched from Formula E back to IMSA I’ve been hugely grateful to be able to spend an extended period of quality time at home with my family.  The FE season finished mid August and aside from a very enjoyable double race cameo in British GT, I’ve been properly … Read more

Thanks to the generosity of Mahindra Racing by way of a leaving gift, I’ve recently been lucky enough to experience a a few laps in an RX2E. It was my first time racing a car with a handbrake, experiencing surface changes and jumps, and I had an absolute hoot! I really enjoyed getting up to … Read more

Ahead of my move back to IMSA with Cadillac, I sat down with John Hindhaugh for Midweek Motorsport and Radio Show Limited to discuss how the move came about, what makes IMSA so special for me and what to expect from the coming season. https://alexandersims.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alexander-on-his-move-to-IMSA.mp3 www.radio-show.co.uk www.radiolemans.co/author/midweek-motorsport/ Midweek Motorsport Since 2005 Midweek Motorsport has been the … Read more

As most of you will no doubt have seen or heard, the curtain came down on my Formula E career in Seoul at the end of what was my fourth season in the series.  You can read about my reasons for moving on in an article written by Sam Smith for We Are The Race, … Read more

This year we’ve welcomed a Kia e-Niro* to the Sims family fleet, and so far I’ve been pretty impressed. I’ve been driving an EV as my daily run-around since 2012 and have tested a fair few models in that time. Having thoroughly researched the market I’ve opted for the Kia e-Niro 4+, which has a … Read more

I teamed up with Coral Eyewear, a fully-sustainable and circular eyewear brand, to design a limited-edition pair of sunglasses that are made from repurposed plastic and are infinitely recyclable. The ‘Alexander Sims’ sunglasses have bold black frames in Coral’s best-selling Albacore style and feature distinctive polarised red lens, which went very nicely with my Mahindra … Read more

There are lots of little changes that we can make in our everyday lives that have a big difference in the long run. One of these is reducing our consumption of single-use plastic. So, this Christmas, instead of giving gifts that will eventually end up in landfill, how about gifting your family and friends some … Read more

For some time now, I’ve been trying to make everyday choices and incorporate habits that make my lifestyle more sustainable.

When I started driving an EV some eight years ago, there was very little in the way of a reliable and accessible charging network in the UK.