FIA Formula E prepares to make Hong Kong one of its showpiece events
Series boss Alejandro Agag says the city stands to benefit from being at the forefront of the sport’s development
The future of motorsport lies with Formula E racing, chief executive Alejandro Agag said on Tuesday as Hong Kong unveiled plans for 30,000 fans to attend its inaugural e-Prix in October.
Formula E racing is the future as in a few years all cars will be electric powered
Hong Kong will be one of 12 cities to host the championship series when it launches its third season of the new class of racing, which uses only electric-powered units, later this year.
Agag is confident his Formula E series could reach the same level of success as Formula One.
“Formula One has existed for more than 60 years while we only started two years ago,” said the Spaniard, who is in town for a ticketing announcement for the HKT Hong Kong e-Prix, which will take place on the Central harbourfront on October 8-9.
“But the future is with us as we are growing.
“I have been in the world of F1 for more than 10 years and still love F1 – I am a big fan – but Formula E is totally different. There is no noise, no gasoline smell like F1 but it is still very fast and exciting and the fans love it.