Formula E has always enjoyed grand city centre destinations as a central tenet of the all-electric series. Beginning its fifth season on Saturday, however, there is a sense that it is in a position to deliver the drama such grand stages demand, now boasting technology, drivers and manufacturers coming together with greater coherence and credibility than ever.
The new season opens in Riyadh, the first of 13 races held across 12 meetings. There will be no race in the UK, which has not held FE since its last appearance in London’s Battersea Park in the second season, but other cities including New York, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Berlin and Monaco will all play host to the series that held its first round in 2014. Four years on the racing has fundamentally changed for the better.
Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/14/formula-e-electric-racing-batterries-last-whole-race-new-season-felipe-massa under the title “Formula E gears up: new batteries, Felipe Massa and ‘Mario Kart’ boosts | Giles Richards”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
