Waiting for the fourth round of the Formula E 2022 world championship, which will also be held in the Italian stage of Rome on April 9, the top series dedicated to electric single-seaters has announced another important news regarding the E-Prixin this case starting from the 2023 season. The next calendar, in fact, will see teams and drivers compete on the circuit South African citizen of Cape Townwith the latter having been made official for the next ones five seasons. In this way, the stage will allow a nation like South Africa not only to recover from the tragedy of Covid-19, which had heavily affected the country, but will also present itself as a second test to be held on the African continent, together with the Moroccan one in Marrakesh. . Specifically, the works for the construction of the circuit will begin next month, with the project foreseeing a deadline of the interventions for December 2022. The circuit will unite the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Waterfront, and will present the famous Table Mountain as a natural backdrop, guaranteeing at the same time one of the fastest tracks of the entire championship.
To have expressed the first comments on the official status of Cape Town as the new appointment of the 2023 calendar was the Co-Founder of Formula E, Alberto Longowho thus remarked all his satisfaction for the inclusion of this heat: “We have had a very positive response within our ecosystem of teams, drivers and sponsors to come to Cape Town – has explained – so we are pleased for the city to join our season nine calendar “.
REVEALED! Here’s the proposed race track for Cape Town’s inaugural ABB FIA Formula E World Championship E-Prix, due to take place in 2023 ⚡️🇿🇦
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To these words are added those of the promoter of the event, Iain Bannereager to demonstrate Africa’s active role in environmental sustainability: “The public has been clamoring for an open-wheel category race on a street circuit, and we are responding to these requests. – he remarked – we believe hosting Formula E in Cape Town will put on show Africa as a model of transition towards a greener futureand will position Cape Town and South Africa as the pioneers of renewable energy ”.
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