Loeb and Gutiérrez returned for the 2022 season. X44 finished the season in second place, behind champions Rosberg X Racing (run by Hamilton's former teammate Nico Rosberg). During the team's first season, they were the fastest qualifiers for each race and won one race. In December 2020, X44 announced that Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez were signed as drivers for the team in the competitions first season. The name 'X44' was chosen due to Hamilton using the number on his Formula One car since 2014, when the drivers were able to choose their own numbers.
In September 2020, Lewis Hamilton announced that he had founded his own team for the newly established racing series. History X44's car at Prodrive headquarters in Banbury The team was founded by seven-time Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, and takes part in the series that is highlighting the impacts of climate change. X44 (currently competing as X44 Vida Carbon Racing for sponsorship reasons) is an Extreme E racing team.
