Courtois joins a host of sports stars as team owners in E1, including former Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba, Tom Brady, Virat Kohli, LeBron James, and Rafael Nadal. Other celebrities with stakes in teams include Hollywood stars Will Smith and Marc Anthony, DJ Steve Aoki, and Prince Albert of Monaco. The E1 field has expanded to 10 teams for its third season, which began in Jeddah in January.
Sierra Racing Club joined the PIF-backed E1 this year. Seven more races are scheduled for 2026 in Italy, Croatia, Monaco, Angola, Nigeria, Miami, and the Bahamas. Last year, E1 organizers staged a showcase of its Racebird boats on the Thames with a view to staging a race in London in future.
The team's pilots are British rally driver and former TV presenter Catie Munnings and Swedish powerboat specialist Erik Stark.