Scheider and Andersson Deliver On Promise with Carl Cox Comeback
London, United Kingdom, 27 October, 2025: Timo Scheider and Klara Andersson have been fixtures in the ‘Extreme’ paddock for a number of years, and have both tasted varying levels of success in that time individually, but it wasn’t until the FIA Extreme H World Cup in Qiddiya City that the duo got the opportunity to celebrate together.
First teaming up for the SUN Minimeal outfit in the 2024 Extreme E season, the pair were just finding their feet when that season was cut short. Fast-forward to October 2025 and they joined forces once again for the returning Carl Cox Motorsport organisation. Pulling the strings behind the scenes was Scheider’s own Scheider Motorsport company, and for the German, reuniting with his team-mate from last year – along with many of the crew they were on that journey with – was key.
“I'm super proud that we brought Carl Cox Motorsport with Scheider Motorsport to the line,” Scheider said. “And on top of that, it was super nice to have three quarters of the team that we used last year back. And most importantly, it was key for myself to sign Klara again because we wanted to finally prove our combination, that this could and should be a successful combination, and that happened this time.”
For Andersson, reuniting with Schieder and their 2024 crew was an opportunity to prove a point.
“I was also happy to see most of the guys back in the team,” said the 2022 Energy X Prix winner. “I think we're all hungry to show our true potential. From the get go, to see the hard work that the boys put into the car, both the Extreme E car and the Extreme H car, they were really on top of their game and really tried to give me and Timo the best chance possible to finally bring home that big trophy.
“It was a bit like a fairytale ending that finally, after all the hard work, we could stand there on the podium and celebrate with the whole team and get some reward for all the hard work.”
After a best result of second in the second race of Extreme E's Final Lap, Carl Cox Motorsport steadily work their way to a crescendo in Extreme H, taking third in the Head-to-Head competition, and second in their second Multi-Car race, before racing to a landmark podium finish in the World Cup-deciding eight car final.
“I think everyone in the paddock talked about this eight car final, to have eight cars was super exciting,” Scheider said of the headline race. “As a driver, you start to think maybe it's even better to be in the second row, you start to already think about those things, if there is a higher chance or better chance, instead of going from the first row full outside or maybe second row inside or middle, as we had been, which brought me straight to P2 after Turn 3.
“It was pretty cool, I really liked it. We saw the eight car final was no problem at all, also due to the track layout. If the track would have been too tight and too narrow, it probably would be more difficult, but I think it was perfectly done in the end.”
Andersson had to watch from the sidelines in the first half of the race before getting her chance behind the wheel, watching as Scheider navigated from the middle of the second row of the grid and avoiding the chaos to manoeuvre the Carl Cox car into second place on the opening lap – a position that she would bring the home in after her two-lap stint at the end.
“I remember standing in the Command Centre and my heart was beating so fast – I had no idea what was going to happen, because we were straight in the middle, second row in the middle,” she said. “But it was so cool to see and I was so proud to see Timo’s moves in the first few corners that put us in a good spot for the rest of the Final.
“I was nervous because I can't do anything,” she added. “It's one team against another. And eight cars, it's not easy. We hadn't tried this before. But that final had everything: It had good fights, it had some low visibility at some points and some chevrons were down, but we survived, and I think it was a great end to the two weeks.”
It was two weeks with a lot of challenges. Not only was there the Final with all teams participating, but multiple formats for the drivers to tackle, something which hadn’t been done previously in Extreme E.
“When the idea came up that this format will happen, that we have different kinds of races in this one event, I felt like it was a pretty cool idea,” said Scheider. “It's a good way to have a World Cup, which is worth more than anything we have done so far. And of course, it's always more exciting when you have a new challenge.”
Andersson added, “I'm a big fan of the old Q1 format in Extreme E. I love the time trial, because even though I'm a rallycross driver and I love the side-by-side racing, it's still something very unique and special in the highest level of motorsport, when it's just you on track alone and you fight against the clock and you have no other variables affecting you.
“I think it's exciting to have all these different things, you need to be good at everything, and you need to also be clever in the choices that you make.”
As well as the format, Scheider and Andersson had to get to grips with a new car: The hydrogen-powered Pioneer 25, and both came away from the event impressed by their new office.
“It's so nice to feel the trust in the car in a different way than the Extreme E car, especially when it comes to multi-car racing,” said Andersson. “If you want to overtake someone, you can really go near the limit and trust the car underneath you in a different way, which was brilliant.
Scheider said that the improved car helped raise the overall competitive level of the entire grid, too.
“It was 100 percent clear from the first few metres we did that in terms of handling, it’s such a big improvement,” he said. “It's different with this new hydrogen system, tut the centre of gravity and everything is way lower, you're centered in the car as a driver and this made everything so much easier and felt way more like a race car compared to the Extreme E.
“The field squeezed a little closer together because the drivability of the car is easier for everyone. So for us, it was clear that the field would be very tight on lap times due to the handling of the car.
All the teams showed great performance, it was the first time that it was not so clear. There were even new teams and drivers with less experience suddenly being super quick, and suddenly you had a surprise on the results, so it made you think of more drivers and teams being competitive and risky.
“It spiced up the situation a lot, and sometimes it's also good not to know exactly what's going to come, because this is more interesting for the spectators and also for us.”
Trophy in hand, Scheider and Andersson left Qiddiya proud of a job well done, and full of praise for an event that has been several years in the making. And now they want more.
“It’s been a long journey which, luckily, is still going, because the general world of motorsport is not easy at the moment,” said Scheider. “So I have to say a big, big hats off to all the organisation for getting this event done.
“Five years ago it started with an idea; I remember when Alejandro [Agag, Founder] and James [Taylor, Chief Championship Officer] put me somewhere in the desert and said, ‘try to find a track layout out here’. We started with a 12 kilometre track in al-Ula five years ago, that was the beginning of everything, and then we had these last couple of years with championships developing.
“I’ve been in racing for more than 35 years now, and I can say this kind of energy inside the paddock is so different to everything else I’ve experienced. Even though you're a competitor, it’s always like, ‘let's go there and have a great weekend’, because this big family moving all over the world the last few years felt very special for me, and I really would have loved to race even more in Extreme E and hopefully now in Extreme H.”
Andersson, who made her Extreme E debut in the 2021 Rookie Test before becoming the series’ youngest-ever podium finisher and winner the following season, described Extreme H and its predecessor as “so inspiring”.
“Extreme H is special,” she said. “You need both drivers to perform, but you also need to have the trust between the drivers to work well together, both with the engineers, of course, with setting up the car correctly.
“It’s all about the details. Everyone is fast, that's where the small details matter, like the [driver] switches, the small setup changes, the tactics, the grid spots. It's all those small things that you need to get right otherwise you won't get the result in the end.
“There’s no other championship like this in the world with this type of racing, these types of values and work behind the scenes, which I find really cool. They are really stepping outside of the box now as the first hydrogen series as well, so I'm just inspired to see where next. I'm excited for the future.”