Alonso and Hamilton in sight for electric series Extreme E

The series will consist of electric SUV’s racing in extreme locations such as islands in the Indian Ocean, the Arctic, the Himalayas, the Sahara Desert and Amazon rainforest.

De Ferran and Alonso worked together at the Indianapolis 500 in 2017, which Alonso had to retire from, and hopes to convince his friend of potentially taking part when the series starts.

"Fernando would certainly add a lot. He's very famous, he's fun, he's a great driver and it would be great to have someone of his notoriety and character in our event,” De Ferran said at the launch of Extreme E to Daily Mail.