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Saudi uses sports 'soft power' as lever of influence
Saudi Arabia is seeking to use glitzy sporting extravaganzas as an instrument of soft power in its push for regional supremacy as well as to project a moderate...
City officials said they’ve been approached by the Cape Town Formula E Consortium about hosting the racing event.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says Formula E is sure to grow with manufacturer involvement.
The Monaco-based German will also give next season’s new Gen2 car it’s first public demonstration run at the Berlin ePrix on 19 May, round nine of the championship.
Organisers of the environmentally friendly Formula E racing series recently set up a race between one of their cars and a tame cheetah to highlight the impact of climate change on the African predator.
The new eSports Series is a partnership with Formula One, game developer Codemasters and events and competitions specialists Gfinity.
The arrival of Mercedes and Porsche in the series for season six, which starts in 2019 and ends in 2020, will take to 12 the number of Formula E teams.
Mercedes has won 10 drivers’ and 13 team titles in their 26-year involvement in the DTM, with 183 race wins.
An informed source told Reuters separately that Jaguar were planning to enter in the 2016-17 season.
The team is owned by a Chinese businessman with strong links to South Africa.
Government officials said the loss was recorded amid soaring costs and declining revenue.
Formula One's governing body is probing alleged breaches of the testing regulations.
A new 'Formula E' global series of city centre electric car races will start in 2014.