Brooklyn Beckham links up with Sergio Aguero as Man City legend swaps football for new adventure in motorsport with Formula E

The ‘Formula E Evo Sessions’ are giving prominent figures from the worlds of sport, technology and entertainment the “unprecedented opportunity to get behind the wheel of the world’s fastest electric race car - the GEN3 Evo - and understand what it takes to reach the pinnacle of motorsport”.

Beckham, Aguero and their fellow racing rookies will be “paired and embedded within Formula E’s elite race teams and drivers” as they spend six weeks getting to grips with life behind the wheel. All of those involved will receive “an intense training programme that includes simulator sessions, physical conditioning, driver coaching, hardware customisation and engineering briefings”.

After discovering what it is like to perform at the very top of motorsport, their skills will be put to the test during a track event at the Miami International Autodrome (Hard Rock Stadium) on March 5-6 – as they race electric cars that are capable of doing 0-60mph/100kph in just 1.82 seconds, making them 30 per cent faster than Formula 1 cars.

Brooklyn Beckham, the oldest son of Manchester United legend and current Inter Miami co-owner David, has said of the Formula E experience: “I’ve loved motorsport all my life, so when the opportunity came to be a part of Evo Sessions with Formula E, I jumped at the chance. I love it as a sport, but it’s an incredible opportunity to actually get behind the wheel and experience what it takes to compete at the top level of motorsport. The performance of the cars is insane, so I’m pleased I’ll be learning from the best in how to get the most out of them.”

The personalities involved boast over 300 million followers on social media between them, with the event promising to document their journey from rookie-to-racer as “social-first content”, offering fans “rare and exclusive behind-the-scenes, access-all-areas viewpoint into the world of Formula E”. A feature-length documentary will also be streamed later in the year.