Hong Kong’s Formula E race may move to November, or later, but it can still be the first stop of the 2017-18 season
Organisers say the early October date is a cause for worry because of the threat of typhoons
Hong Kong’s Formula E race may move from October to November – or even later – but organisers are still confident the local ePrix at Central Harbourfront will be the first stop of next season.
Organisers said they would start discussions with the government next month regarding preparation work for the second edition in Hong Kong and the dates are likely to be pushed forward.
“We were greatly concerned about the weather conditions this year when we staged the event in October because of the approach of a typhoon,” said Alan Fang, chief executive of Formula Electric Hong Kong Racing. “Fortunately it did not affect the race but it had given us a lot of worries.
“We are now planning to start the 2017 event in late November when we discuss it with the government as we will use probably the same venue in the Central Harbourfront next year.”Fang said the current season would not end until July 2017 in Montreal and the Hong Kong leg would still have the opportunity to kick off the fourth season of Formula E racing.
“The teams need probably three months to reset the car and test the new technology for the new season and therefore we may still be leading out the fourth season even if we start the event at a later date next year,” he said.