April 10-11 - Rome. Next in the crosshairs is the Formula E teams' championship crown. July 24-25 - London. Formula E is the world’s first fully-electric racing series and is working toward becoming the first carbon neutral racing championship. After the success of the 2015 and 2016 London E-Prix, formally held in the leafy surrounds of Battersea Park, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship will once again return to the UK capital in summer 2020. "Four double-header events in Puebla, New York City, London and Berlin are going to set the scene perfectly to crown Formula E's first official FIA World Champion.". Nissan's global chief operating officer explains why it has thrown its lot in with FE while other high-profile marques have decided to call it quits. Nyck de Vries says Formula E is “not necessarily” to blame for the chaotic finish to the Valencia E-Prix on Saturday, as the majority of cars ran out of energy. Formula E's Gen3 era grid continues to take shape, after Nissan opted to commit to the series for another four years. FIA director Frederic Bertrand hopes the controversial end to the Valencia E-Prix “will never happen again” but reckons it showcases “how difficult” it is to win in Formula E. The FIA has responded to the farcical end to Valencia E-Prix in which only six cars finished without taking drastic energy-saving measures saying Antonio Felix da Costa ‘made life difficult’. Lucas di Grassi says he lobbied the FIA to modify the Formula E attack mode system to reduce car power should a driver break track limits during the Valencia E-Prix. April 24-25 - Valencia, Spain. It will mark Formula E's return to London, with Battersea Park playing host to the season finale double-headers in 2015 and '16 until complaints from residents chiefly forced it off the calendar.. Formula E have announced the final tranche of races in the very modular Season 7 calendar, confirming that the season will finish with a run of four double headers in Mexico, New York, London and Berlin. Formula E was under the microscope at Valencia, on its first visit to a permanent circuit. London’s largest venue will be the new home of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in the UK as part of a multi-year agreement. 2020-21 Formula E Championship Schedule. While some talking points could have serious repercussions, it was an explosive opener for many reasons. Formula E has cancelled both the New York E-Prix and the season finale at the London ExCeL Centre, the last two scheduled rounds of the coronavirus-interrupted 2019/20 season. The Mexico round has moved 150km east of Mexico City, to a relatively obscure oval track called Autodromo Miguel E. Abed in the city of Puebla. Yep, so are we. 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Jack Nicholls: 'Buckle up, Valencia's going to be some ride!' The London ExCeL Centre, which is scheduled to host the Formula E season finale, is being re-purposed to open as a temporary hospital amid the novel coronavirus spread. Formula E and the FIA have finally signed off the remainder of the 2021 season calendar, which features a long-awaited return to London plus the addition of Puebla in Mexico. London and USA return to Formula E calendar as Mexico round moves to Puebla | Formula E RaceFans 13:04 Formula E’s Season 7 Calendar updated: London, New York return Inside Electric 12:59 Formula E and FIA reveal full calendar for 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Formula E - … Mercedes and Porsche compete to win and have done so across the board: in Formula 1, sportscars, the Dakar Rally and endurance road races - even working together to break land speed records. While some talking points could have serious repercussions, it was an explosive opener for many reasons, Michael Andretti's team is a Formula E ever-present and that's not about to change despite BMW's forthcoming exit. Jake Dennis converted his maiden Formula E pole position into a first championship win in the second Valencia E-Prix as a penalty and collision quashed the threat from second place. NIO 333 latest team to sign up for Formula E's Gen3 era, NIO 333 Formula E team fined for COVID-19 rules breach. "The calendar includes the most races we've held in one season and shows our continued commitment to create a momentum-building schedule that fans and audiences across the world will follow. Formula E News. Another Formula E double-header, another double dose of frantic action. With the new Formula E season belatedly getting underway in Saudi Arabia, the championship appeared to try to make up for lost time with an overspill of action and controversy on and off the track. 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As off-track politics threatens to overshadow events on it, the upcoming Formula E season is perhaps its most important since the championship's inception. Nissan e.dams driver Sebastien Buemi says his opening lap retirement in Formula E's Valencia E-Prix was “tough” to accept after he was taken out by Porsche's Andre Lotterer. While the form guide remains unpredictable following fightback wins for Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne in Rome, the speed and consistency of Mercedes – both on and off the track – could have its rivals worried for what is to follow. While the form guide remains unpredictable following fightback wins for Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne in Rome, the speed and consistency of Mercedes – both on and off the track – could have its rivals worried for what is to follow, Formula E's Gen3 era grid continues to take shape, after Nissan opted to commit to the series for another four years. News that McLaren is formally considering a Formula E move is a much-needed boost for a series that took some punches at the end of 2020. Formula E is the only sport in the world that lets fans impact the outcome of the race. Formula E was forced to revise its season seven calendar as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation or postponement of several races. Formula E partners with Star India for live coverage across Indian subcontinent. The season rounds off with a … Formula E has unveiled its provisional race calendar for next season, set to begin in January 2021. It's taken a long time for Jaguar to reach the cusp of contending for championships in Formula E. But, after last season's challenge crumbled in Berlin, the team has been bolstered by a top-line arrival who has helped to end an unwanted 30-year wait, Another Formula E double-header, another double dose of frantic action. Formula E was under the microscope at Valencia, on its first visit to a permanent circuit. But after a mere nine drivers were left classified following Saturday's Valencia E-Prix, the electric championship once more faced criticism after rising energy deductions and miscalculations produced a farcical affair. This final calendar update now confirms the cancellation of the Marrakesh E-Prix on 22 May, as reported by Motorsport.com last month, which comes after the Rome and Valencia events were boosted to become double-headers ahead of the one-shot Monaco race on the full grand prix circuit on 8 May. The all-electric Formula E racing series is returning to London. The lesser-known Puebla track, formerly a host to World Touring Cars, will make its debut across 19-20 June while the usual Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez venue remains in use as a COVID hospital. Formula E drivers are expecting the Valencia E-Prix double-header to be the most difficult round in the history of the championship and to resemble a peloton in a cycling race. It was then included on the provisional 2021 calendar issued by the FIA last June, which was then retracted in favour of announcing dates in small batches amid a growing list of postponements. On 25-26 July 2020, the event will utilise a 2.4km circuit through the Royal Docks, with the starting grid located inside ExCeL London. The testing times were too close to call a favourite, but that's not the only area of interest to follow as the championship enters a crucial year. In addition, the 5-6 June visit to Santiago has also fallen off the calendar, with Chile remaining on the UK government 'red list' travel ban meaning returning team and championship crew would have needed to quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 10 days upon their return. Formula E has cancelled both the New York E-Prix and the season finale at the London ExCeL Centre, the last two scheduled rounds of the coronavirus-interrupted 2019/20 season. The NIO 333 Formula E team has been hit with a €25,000 fine for failing to immediately report a positive COVID-19 case ahead of the Valencia E-Prix double-header event. The 2021 season will then conclude with two races at the Tempelhof Airport site in Berlin, which hosted the six-race conclusion to the 2019-20 campaign after it was paused for five months. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship makes a welcome return to the streets of London as 24 cars and drivers go head-to-head in the historical heartland of East London's docklands. Complete Formula E calendar: Puebla news, London debuts F1 Grace News Thursday 22nd April 2021 03:15 PM REPORT Double ePrix of Valencia at the gates for Formula E, on the weekend of 24 and 25 April we return to the track, to then aim for Montecarlo, the Monaco ePrix of 8 May. Formula E and the FIA have finally signed off the remainder of the 2021 season calendar, which features a long-awaited return to London plus the addition of Puebla in Mexico. FE Formula E / News 1d The 2021 season will then conclude with two races at the Tempelhof Airport site in Berlin, which hosted the six-race conclusion to the 2019-20 campaign after it was paused for five months. London and New York have been confirmed as hosts of Formula E races this year, while hoped-for races in Asia, Marrakech and Santiago have been … Latest News . Formula E has finalised its 2020/21 calendar, which will feature a record-breaking 15 rounds, with London returning to the schedule. 23 Apr 21. February 26-27 - Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The 24th and 25th of July sees the return of the London E-Prix for the first time since 2016, when the final event was held in Battersea Park after a compromise between Formula E and local residents in order to avoid a judicial review which had the potential to prematurely curtail Formula E… The inaugural season will reach its historic conclusion in Battersea Park, London on June 27-28, following a series of races in some of the world’s biggest cities including Beijing, Berlin and Moscow. A multi-year deal to race at the venue was first announced in March 2019, with the ExCeL meant to feature last season prior to the disruption caused by the pandemic. Mercedes Formula E team principal Ian James has revealed that the input of one wrong number for a barcode is what cost Stoffel Vandoorne pole position in the Valencia E-Prix. A visit to the Red Hook area of New York follows across 10-11 July, while London finally returns to the Formula E calendar this season on 24-25 July at the ExCeL Centre in the London Docklands. Latest news. Jake Dennis snared his rookie Formula E pole position by a massive nine tenths ahead of the second Valencia E-Prix as the BMW Andretti racer dominated a drying qualifying session. Formula E has cancelled both the New York E-Prix and the season finale at the London ExCeL Centre - the last two scheduled rounds of the coronavirus-interrupted 2019-20 season The Formula E drivers then return to Red Hook race course in Brooklyn, New York, for rounds nine and 10 and then on to London’s indoor-and-outdoor track. Alex Lynn says the Valencia E-Prix showed how Formula E "can bite you in the arse” after a hit from Norman Nato prevented him from fighting for a maiden victory. BMW Andretti racer Maximilian Guenther extended his mini run of form at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo by topping the morning practice running ahead of the Valencia E-Prix. July 10-11 - New York. But to allay any doubts that Zak Brown may have, FE must take action on its biggest potential stumbling block, Alesi taken out at Monaco Historic GP while leading in Ferrari, Brivio: Team radio biggest difference between F1 and MotoGP. Originally slated to begin in Santiago, Chile in January, the series began its campaign with a double-header in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Since last time, we’ve had a few interesting pieces of news to catch up on. London and New York have been confirmed as hosts of Formula E races this year, while hoped-for races in Asia, Marrakech and Santiago have been … But after a mere nine drivers were left classified following Saturday's Valencia E-Prix, the electric championship once more faced criticism after rising energy deductions and miscalculations produced a farcical affair. Two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne has called for the series to “never come back” to the Valencia circuit ahead of the double-header event at the venue this weekend. After the ABB FIA Formula E Championship first raced around Battersea Park in 2015, motor racing makes a welcome return to the British capital. 22 Apr 21. May 8 - Monaco. Antonio Felix da Costa says Formula E will be “the joke of the week” and has blasted FIA claims he could have changed the outcome of the Valencia E-Prix. Formula E finalises calendar including London double-header; Daily Mail Owner Sues Google Over Search Results; Union Pacific Earnings, Revenue Miss in Q1 By Investing.com; Tokyo Olympics 2020: Protests and demonstrations banned at games as Rule 50 upheld; With $30M extension, BigID boosts Series D to $100M at $1.25B valuation – TechCrunch 22 Apr 21. The testing times were too close to call a favourite, but that's not the only area of interest to follow as the championship enters a crucial year, As off-track politics threatens to overshadow events on it, the upcoming Formula E season is perhaps its most important since the championship's inception. All the latest news and features from the world of Formula E. 23 Apr 21. FE Formula E / News 1d Mercedes snared its third Formula E pole of the 2021 season as Stoffel Vandoorne topped qualifying ahead of the first Valencia E-Prix, while points leader Jaguar faltered. Is Miami the breakthrough deal that F1 needs in the USA? Formula E and the FIA have finally signed off the remainder of the 2021 season calendar, which features a long-awaited return to London plus the addition of Puebla in Mexico. Mercedes driver Nyck de Vries scored victory in a farcical Valencia E-Prix in which half the field ran out of useable energy and were disqualified. Nissan's global chief operating officer explains why it has thrown its lot in with FE while other high-profile marques have decided to call it quits, With the new Formula E season belatedly getting underway in Saudi Arabia, the championship appeared to try to make up for lost time with an overspill of action and controversy on and off the track. A visit to the Red Hook area of New York follows across 10-11 July, while London finally returns to the Formula E calendar this season on 24-25 July at the ExCeL Centre in the London … A visit to the Red Hook area of New York follows across 10-11 July, while London finally returns to the Formula E calendar this season on 24-25 July at the ExCeL Centre in the London Docklands. Formula E and FIA reveal full calendar for 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Formula E has cancelled both the New York E-Prix and the season finale at the London ExCeL Centre, the last two scheduled rounds of the coronavirus-interrupted 2019/20 season. June 19-20 - Puebla, Mexico. The schedule for the seventh season fulfils chief championship officer Alberto Longo's ambition to host a record-breaking 15 races thanks to this latest addition of four double-header events. The London Docklands venue has been repurposed into the temporary Nightingale Hospital to provide 4,000 extra beds and assist the NHS’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic . Ready for some real racing action in the heart of London? The all-electric racing series had drawn up radical plans for a circuit around the E… The ExCeL Centre, repurposed into the Nightingale Hospital during the waves of COVID-19, is set to use a circuit configuration that will feature 20 corners over 1.5 miles and include an indoor section. Formula E Top events And that's a shame, given that the focus should be on what promises to be its closest title fight yet. Formula E have an announced an updated 2021 calendar with trips to London and New York added to the schedule. Longo said: "It's a massive achievement by all to release the full calendar for this season. But, with both its drivers contracted to the German giant and McLaren weighing up a possible entry, some key decisions lie ahead, The delayed 2020-21 Formula E season gets underway this week with a double-header in Saudi Arabia. FORMULA E are expected to delay their season finale in London as the race track has been turned into a hospital. First-time Formula E winner Jake Dennis reckons he played “guinea pig” in the Valencia E-Prix “game of the poker” and “nobody thought it was possible” he would hold the lead. The delayed 2020-21 Formula E season gets underway this week with a double-header in Saudi Arabia. Formula E has also pledged to reorganise a Seoul E-Prix, a maiden event in South Korea for the following 2021-22 season – the last year of the Gen2 car. Set to take place around the city's iconic Royal Docks and ExCeL London, the drivers will navigate their way around a one-of-a-kind track indoor/outdoor 2.4km clockwise circuit around Royal Victoria Dock. 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