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The ex-F1 driver finding his fifth new home in a year

From the highs of Le Mans 24 Hours and LMP1 honours in 2017 to a difficult Formula 1 spell the following year, Brendon Hartley's recent career has had highs and lows. He's now at his fifth home in a year and preparing for a Formula E debut

From the moment Porsche announced it would leave the World Endurance Championship's LMP1 class at the end of 2017, things were always going to change for Brendon Hartley. And the twists and turns have been plenty.

Since Le Mans 24 Hours and later WEC LMP1 title honours in 2017, he's taken in a surprise Formula 1 debut with Toro Rosso, and then a full year of grand prix racing with the team before being unceremoniously dumped from the Red Bull programme for a second time at the end of 2018.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.