Formula E
Formula E Races into London
The Official Global Launch of the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship was held in London on June 30. A host of celebrities, VIPs and MPs as well as the teams and drivers came together for the event that included some big announcements.
It’s official! The new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship begins in less than three months’ time in Beijing. With the London race – or ePrix – set as the season finale on June 27, 2015, the race organizers, celebrities and Founding Partners like DHL gathered in the English capital for the Global Launch Party.
Click play above to watch exclusive footage of the team’s Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E cars ‘racing’ on Westminster Bridge with the iconic Houses of Parliament and Big Ben providing a beautiful backdrop.
Hosted by David Garrido, more than 500 guests attended the prestigious event – including motorsport greats Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Emerson Fittipaldi and Sir Frank Williams – which saw organizers reveal a number of key announcements for the world’s first fully-electric race series.
It was an incredible moment in the short history of this brand-new race series.
“It’s fantastic to see the new era of motorsport come to life,” said Formula E’s CEO Alejandro Agag at the event. “Since September when we first unveiled the car, we’ve come such a long way and now have circuits, teams, drivers, broadcasters, and of course our founding partners; Michelin, Tag Heuer, Renault, Qualcomm and DHL – who delivered the cars here today.”
Battersea Park revealed as chosen London race venue for the Formula E London ePrix which hosts the season finale on June 27, 2015.
Big party, big announcements
What would a big, global launch party be without great big announcements? One of the major announcements of the day was the venue for the London race, or ePrix, the season finale for the inaugural Formula E series scheduled for June 27, 2015. Sir Edward Lister, the Deputy Mayor of London, revealed together with Alejandro Agag that the chosen location for the race would be within the grounds of Battersea Park in the Borough of Wandsworth, South London, with further details to be announced in due course.
“Fast, fun, and no doubt furious, the FIA Formula E Championship race in London is set to provide an awesome addition to the capital's sporting calendar,” said Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London.
“Fast, fun, and no doubt furious, the FIA Formula E Championship race in London is set to provide an awesome addition to the capital's sporting calendar.” (Boris Johnson, Mayor of London)
Other announcements included former F1 driver Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Prost signing for the newly-titled e.adams-Renault team and Italian driver and Auto GP race-winner Michale Cerruti signing with Jarno Trulli’s TrulliGP team and becoming the series’ second female driver. Formula E also announced that it is finalizing a partnership with leading German automobile manufacturer BMW to become the official vehicle supplier for the series. Learn more at www.formulae.com
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