Motorsport-Taylor Hansen and the inaugural hydrogen-powered Extreme H World Cup

The inaugural Extreme H World Cup, powered by hydrogen, was held in Saudi Arabia. On Saturday, Australian Molly Taylor won the championship and Kevin Hansen of Sweden took second place.

After three days of competition, the pair driving for Saudi-owned Jameel Motorsport won the eight-car final at Qiddiya in the first FIA sanctioned hydrogen-powered motorsport event.

Hansen stated that it was the most important achievement of his life.

It feels amazing. I have never felt so much pressure to win a race before: on pole for a Saudi Team, one race. It felt great to have a good start, a great first run, pull an excellent gap, five second, and Molly finished it perfectly," said he.

They were able to choose their grid position because they had the highest points in the standings. Taylor drove the second leg and brought the car in 7.068 seconds ahead of Swede Klara Anderson for the Carl Cox Team with German veteran Timo Schieder.

Team EVEN's Hedda and Christian Hosas, both Norwegians, were third.

It's been an emotional day. Taylor, whose car rolled earlier in the week, said, "It's been a very intense week.

Extreme H is a continuation of the Extreme E Series, which promoted the use of electric vehicles and sustainability by racing SUVs through harsh environments already damaged by environmental degradation. It held its final race the weekend before.

The new format featured both driver-to-driver races and rally-style racing against the clock. Reporting by Alan Baldwin, London; editing by Ken Ferris

(source: Reuters)