Welcome to the space age: take a behind-the-scenes look at Formula E preseason testing in Valencia
At a Circuit Ricardo Tormo racetrack steeped in history, the futuristic world of Formula E plots its path to Hong Kong
It’s mid-morning at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo just outside Valencia and while the action going on here has a sense of familiarity about it – given the history of the place – it’s the sounds we are hearing that have stopped us in our tracks.
This twisting Circuit Ricardo Tormo was carved into the side of a hill and since 1999 has been the place where motorsport legends of the two-wheel variety have made their names.
The statue outside the front of five-time world champion Mick Doohan reflects the track’s use each November as home to the season-ending MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix, but this week it’s not the past we’re concerned with rather than the future. And that’s why things are looking – and sounding – a little different.
FIA Formula E Championship preseason testing has come to the circuit and the cars are out there whirring around the track.
Three seasons of Formula E have now been completed but unless you’re immersed in the world of electric racing on a daily basis these vehicles still sound space-aged, no matter what era you hail from.