The agreement will see Formula E work with officials from the city of Hyderabad and the state of Telangana to examine the feasibility of hosting future E-Prix.
see photosAn agreement has been signed between the State of Telangana and Formula E for a street circuit
It has been a long wait but now it seems at least one Indian city will make it to the Formula E world championship calendar in the future. A Letter of Intent (LoI) has been signed between the State of Telangana and Formula E, which promises to do the same. While full details are yet to be revealed, the announcement states that the agreement will see Formula E work with city and state officials to examine the feasibility of hosting future e-Prix. Currently, Formula E has an Indian team on the grid in the form of Mahindra Racing which has been a part of the championship since its inception.
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Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra also reacted to the announcement in the announcement. In a tweet he wrote, “We were one of the founding teams in Formula E and a long-held dream
@MahindraRacing It’s up to us to race our cars on home turf, cheered by the home crowd. Thank you @KTRTRS for taking a big step towards making that dream a reality! We can’t wait…”
The fastest growing motor sport chain on the planet @FIAFormulaE comes to #happening hyderabad
I firmly believe that this will usher in an electric evolution in EVs, the new decarbonized sustainable future and the Make #Telangana A perfect EV hub#change quick pic.twitter.com/H0cvtjPXwf
— KTR (@KTRTRS) 17 January 2022
We were one of the founding teams in Formula E and a long-held dream @MahindraRacing Went to race our cars on home turf, cheered by the home crowd. Thank You @ktrtrs For taking a big step towards making that dream a reality! We can’t wait… https://t.co/HF9OoVDVXO
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) 17 January 2022
Speaking about the announcement, Alberto Longo, Co-Founder and Chief Championship Officer, Formula E, said, “We welcome the interest of Hyderabad and Telangana State in hosting round one of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. With the letter, we can further explore the exciting prospects of elite motorsport’s return to India.”
Formula E also announced that it has partnered with renewable energy company Greenco to deliver the future Hyderabad E-Prix. The Hyderabad-based group is working towards providing clean and affordable energy.
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Mahindra Racing is the only Indian team on the Formula E grid since its inception and will have many Indian fans during the home races.
Formula E has seen some of the world’s most popular and historic cities host races on street circuits. This includes New York City, Monaco, Berlin, Paris, Jakarta, Diriyah, Mexico City, London, Beijing, Buenos Aires among others. Over the course of seven seasons, Formula E has completed 84 road races so far. Currently, more than 20 cities are in the race to be part of Formula E Season 9, which will begin in 2023. It will also see the new Gen3 era with new and faster electric race cars.
The announcement comes almost a decade after India took to the Formula 1 calendar for three seasons between 2011-2013. This move will surely excite the Indian motorsport fans. Moreover, the timing could not have been better to promote electrification on a large scale in the country. Meanwhile, Formula E Season 8 is set to begin later this month on January 28 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The 16-race season will take place in several cities around the world before ending in August this year.
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