Formula E Puts India Back on World Motorsport Map But Will it Revive Indian Motorsport?
2 years, 5 months ago

Formula E Puts India Back on World Motorsport Map But Will it Revive Indian Motorsport?

News 18  

Formula E’s entry into India next year will mark the return of a major motorsport event in the country and the development has already started to draw an ‘unfair’ comparison with the Formula 1 cars that last raced on the outskirts of the national capital in 2013. Vicky Chandhok, who was heading the India motorsports federation when Formula 1 cars vroomed at the Buddh International Circuit for three seasons, aptly sums up the similarities between the ‘pinnacle of motor racing’ and Formula E, an all electric racing series that has made rapid strides since its debut season in 2014. “Formula 1 cars run on internal combustion engine and you can’t compare to an electric motor used in Formula E. Having said that, Formula E coming to India is fantastic as it puts us back on the world motorsport map," Chandhok told PTI. ‘Formula E prepared for potential tax and bureaucratic hurdles’ More than the customs, it was the issue of taxation that had scared away Formula 1 from India nine years ago.

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Challenging for us to return to India in 2025: Formula E CEO
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Challenging for us to return to India in 2025: Formula E CEO

Hindustan Times  

Indian motorsport enthusiasts were hopeful of Formula E returning to India next year after the 2024 Hyderabad E-Prix was cancelled but CEO of the electric car racing series Jeff Dodds said that the chances of a race in 2025 are unlikely. Jay Penske celebrates on podium during the Hyderabad E-Prix last year "It's very realistic that Formula E returns to …

Upcoming Indian Racing League season to feature two new tracks in Coimbatore and Bengaluru
10 months ago

Upcoming Indian Racing League season to feature two new tracks in Coimbatore and Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The upcoming Indian Racing League season will feature two new tracks CoASTT High Performance in Coimbatore and Bren Raceway in Bengaluru, promising to inject fresh challenges and excitement into the season, according to Mr. Akhil Reddy, chairman of Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd. “The importance of hosting F3 races in the country lies in providing Indian drivers with the opportunity to …

Formula E to return to India next year with Hyderabad hosting its second E-prix
1 year, 2 months ago

Formula E to return to India next year with Hyderabad hosting its second E-prix

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad EPrix Formula E race will return for a second edition next year, which will be held on February 10, 2024. Next year, there will be an Indian driver on the grid with Jehan Daruvala, set to debut in the all-electric single-seater championship driving for Maserati MSG Racing apart from the Indian team Mahindra Racing. Racing on home soil …

Formula E race may not come to Hyderabad in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Formula E race may not come to Hyderabad in 2024

The Hindu  

Formula E might not be coming to Hyderabad next year, as the city has in all likelihood been denied the hosting rights for the 2024 championship. Top sources in the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India have confirmed to The Hindu that Hyderabad “won’t be hosting the event” that was marked to be held in February 2024. The city …

Hyderabad unlikely to host Formula E race in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Hyderabad unlikely to host Formula E race in 2024

The Hindu  

Formula E might not be visiting the shores of Hyderabad in 2024, as the city has in all likelihood been denied the hosting rights for the 2024 Championship that was scheduled to be held early next year. The city hosted India’s maiden Formula E race, with Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne winning the inaugural Hyderabad E-Prix. Formula E witnessed the first year …

‘Working to secure commitments necessary for Hyderabad E-Prix'
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Working to secure commitments necessary for Hyderabad E-Prix'

Hindustan Times  

Despite the Hyderabad E-Prix not making the provisional calendar for the 2023-24 Formula E season, its co-founder Alberto Longo remains positive about the race returning to India next year. “My team at Formula E is working incredibly hard to secure the commitments necessary that would enable us to return next season and deliver an even bigger event, with greater economic …

First Formula E race had positive impact on Hyderabad’s economy
1 year, 4 months ago

First Formula E race had positive impact on Hyderabad’s economy

The Hindu  

Formula E’s first-ever race in India, the 2023 Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix, hosted in collaboration with the Telangana government, delivered an economic impact of nearly USD 84 million, according to a report. The economic study conducted by Nielsen Sports Analysis calculated an USD 83.7 million uplift to Hyderabad’s economy as a result of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s debut …

‘Pushing for more events in India, including Formula 1,’ says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Pushing for more events in India, including Formula 1,’ says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem

The Hindu  

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem feels a combination of hosting high-profile racing events like Formula 1 and extensive work at the grassroots is what India needs to revive motorsport in the country. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad, the first non-European president of the world governing body for car racing, spoke on …

More Formula 1 events in India? FIA says so
1 year, 10 months ago

More Formula 1 events in India? FIA says so

The Hindu  

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem feels a combination of hosting high-profile racing events like Formula 1 and extensive work at the grassroots is what India needs to revive motorsport in the country. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad, the first non-European president of the world governing body for car racing, spoke on …

We Haven't Scratched the Surface in India, Pushing for More Events Including Formula 1: FIA President
1 year, 10 months ago

We Haven't Scratched the Surface in India, Pushing for More Events Including Formula 1: FIA President

News 18  

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem feels a combination of hosting high-profile racing events like Formula 1 and extensive work at the grassroots is what India needs to revive motorsport in the country. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad, the first non-European president of the world governing body for car racing, spoke on …

Jehan Daruvala: My racing future is with Formula E
1 year, 10 months ago

Jehan Daruvala: My racing future is with Formula E

The Hindu  

Indian racing driver Jehan Daruvala, who is competing in Formula 2, said his future racing career is going to be in Formula E. The racer from Mumbai is going to compete in F2 for the fourth time this year apart from his role as a reserve driver with Mahindra Racing in Formula E. Speaking on Friday in Hyderabad, Daruvala said, …

Racers brief Hyderabad on Formula E
1 year, 10 months ago

Racers brief Hyderabad on Formula E

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As Hyderabad gears up for one of the most awaited international events to be held in the city — ABB FIA Formula E World Championship - two racers who are going to be in the thick of all the racing action, have shown glimpses of what Formula E is like. Andre Lotterer of Team Avalanche Andretti and Jean Eric …

Hyderabad ePrix: 'Good time for Formula E to come to India'
1 year, 10 months ago

Hyderabad ePrix: 'Good time for Formula E to come to India'

Firstpost  

Karun Chandhok writes: The Formula E World Championship heads to India for the first time this week, with the inaugural ePrix in Hyderabad. With Indian brands such as Tata and Mahindra launching EV ranges and the government taking proactive steps to push the electric infrastructure across the country, this is a good time for the premier all electric racing championship …

Formula E: As Gen3 marks start of new era, can the sporting product match the investment and the idea?
1 year, 11 months ago

Formula E: As Gen3 marks start of new era, can the sporting product match the investment and the idea?

The Independent  

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Hyderabad to host Formula E world championship
1 year, 11 months ago

Hyderabad to host Formula E world championship

Deccan Chronicle  

MUMBAI: Telangana industries minister K.T. Rama Rao has asserted that Hyderabad is all set to host the ABB FIA Formula E world championship, to be held for the first time in India, on February 11. This is not an achievement for Hyderabad or Telangana but for India as a country,” said Rama Rao at the ‘30 days to go countdown’ …

Eleven Teams to be on Grid in Hyderabad Formula E Race
1 year, 11 months ago

Eleven Teams to be on Grid in Hyderabad Formula E Race

News 18  

Eleven teams and 22 drivers will be seen in action in the first-ever ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in India scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on February 11. The organisers said two iconic motorsport names — McLaren and Maserati — will line-up on the Formula E grid in Hyderabad for the first time where they will compete …

Hyderabad gears up to host Formula E in February 2023, FIA official inspects street circuit
2 years ago

Hyderabad gears up to host Formula E in February 2023, FIA official inspects street circuit

The Hindu  

Hyderabad is all set to host Formula E next year and the race circuit has impressed a Federation Internationale de l’Automobile official who was on a two-day visit in the city for an inspection at the street racing circuit. The senior official who was the race director of the IRL 2022 for the Chennai leg further informed that the FIA …

Hyderabad to host Formula E in February despite racing league hiccups
2 years ago

Hyderabad to host Formula E in February despite racing league hiccups

The Hindu  

Hyderabad is all set to host Formula E next year and the race circuit has impressed a Federation Internationale de l’Automobile official who was on a two-day visit to the city for inspection at the street racing circuit. The season finale of the Indian Racing League ended on Sunday with Godspeed Kochi winning the championship title, and the FIA official …

India’s Jehan Daruvala joins Mahindra Racing Formula E Team
2 years ago

India’s Jehan Daruvala joins Mahindra Racing Formula E Team

The Hindu  

India’s Jehan Daruvala has joined Mahindra Racing as a reserve driver for the 2022-23 Formula E championship. Ahead of India’s debut on the Formula E calendar with a race in Hyderabad in February 2023, Daruvala will add a local connection to the only Indian team on the Formula E grid. Daruvala will become only the second Indian to be part …

IRL races to test Formula-E track readiness
2 years, 1 month ago

IRL races to test Formula-E track readiness

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The 2.7-kilometre Formula-E circuit around the Hussainsagar, through Necklace Road, will host Indian Racing League events on November 19-20 and December 10-11 as real-time tests to ensure safety standards are in place ahead of the Formula-E race in early 2023. In a statement, HMDA said that Formula-E races are unique as the cars used can touch a speed of …

100 days countdown to India’s first Formula E Race
2 years, 1 month ago

100 days countdown to India’s first Formula E Race

The Hindu  

A 100-day countdown to India’s first Formula E Race, the 2023 Ace Hyderabad E-Prix to be held on February 11 next year, beginning with the unveiling of a Formula E car here on Friday. “We are thrilled to bring the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to India for the very first time and showcase our new Gen3 car to …

Hyderabad catch glimpse of sleek Formula E car
2 years, 2 months ago

Hyderabad catch glimpse of sleek Formula E car

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A Formula E car was showcased on the cable-stayed bridge at Durgam Cheruvu on Sunday as part of a promotional campaign to the city folk interested in the ePrix race that will be organised on NTR Marg in February. Hyderabad is the only Indian city and is among 12 from across the world to host a Formula E World …

Can Formula One racing ever go carbon neutral?
2 years, 4 months ago

Can Formula One racing ever go carbon neutral?

Live Mint  

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel’s recent announcement that he would retire from the sport after the 2022 season caught many by surprise. Assessing the impact In 2019, Fl released a landmark sustainability strategy report, based on a detailed audit, which revealed that one race season generates about 256,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. In 2019, F1 also announced big plans …

What is Formula E racing?
2 years, 5 months ago

What is Formula E racing?

The Hindu  

Thirteen years after India’s debut Formula One race, the country will get to host its first ever Formula E race, on February 11, 2023 in Hyderabad. Unlike Formula One cars which run on petrol, Formula E cars run exclusively on electric power. A Formula One Grand Prix race takes place over three days, with days reserved for practicing and qualifying …

The F1 dream: motorsport is seeing revived interest in India, but funds and facilities are hard to come by
2 years, 5 months ago

The F1 dream: motorsport is seeing revived interest in India, but funds and facilities are hard to come by

The Hindu  

Chettipalayam is an idyllic suburb lined with coconut trees and ancestral homes. The emergence of Indian F1 racers Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok within the span of a decade had a lot to do with this surge in the sport’s popularity. “The real high for Indian motorsport was having an Indian driver and an Indian team in Formula One, in …

Hyderabad | Formula E in India in 2023 will take electric mobility to the masses
2 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad | Formula E in India in 2023 will take electric mobility to the masses

The Hindu  

The arrival of Formula E in India marks yet another significant milestone for racing enthusiasts in the country. I believe it can bring downstream opportunities, as well as prove an incentive to develop grassroots interventions in the sport,” says Akbar Ebrahim, former racer, and President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India. Conducted as a series of 16 races, …

Formula E puts India back on world motorsport map but will it revive Indian motorsport?
2 years, 5 months ago

Formula E puts India back on world motorsport map but will it revive Indian motorsport?

The Hindu  

Formula E’s entry into India next year will mark the return of a major motorsport event in the country and the development has already started to draw an ‘unfair’ comparison with the Formula 1 cars that last raced on the outskirts of the national capital in 2013. Vicky Chandhok, who was heading the India motorsports federation when Formula 1 cars …

Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Formula E to race in Hyderabad in 2023

The Hindu  

The story so far: International motorsport racing is set to come back to India with a major event in 2023. The competition’s founding mission was to “race through the streets of the most iconic cities in the world, to show just what sustainable mobility was capable of, driving electric vehicles to the fore in the race for a better, cleaner …

Hyderabad E-Prix to take place on February 11, 2023; Formula E confirms race in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad E-Prix to take place on February 11, 2023; Formula E confirms race in India

India TV News  

Formula E will make its way to India for the first time ever with a race scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on February 11 next year, the organisers have confirmed. The race in Hyderabad will be the first time a major international racing event is held in the country since the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix in October 2013 …

Formula E race to be held in Hyderabad in 2023
2 years, 5 months ago

Formula E race to be held in Hyderabad in 2023

The Hindu  

India will be back on the global motorsports map with the FIA Formula E race in Hyderabad on February 11, 2023. The calendar for the ninth season of the Formula E championship was approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council with Hyderabad set to host the fourth race after Mexico and a double-header in Saudi Arabia. After hosting the …

Hyderabad to host Formula E race in 2023
2 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad to host Formula E race in 2023

The Hindu  

India will make a return on the global motorsport map with the FIA Formula E race in Hyderabad on February 11, 2023. The calendar for the ninth season of the Formula E championship was approved by FIA World Motor Sport Council with Hyderabad set to host the fourth race after Mexico and a double-header in Saudi Arabia. After hosting the …

Plans afoot to bring MotoGP to India
2 years, 6 months ago

Plans afoot to bring MotoGP to India

The Hindu  

Plans are afoot to bring a round of the MotoGP and Formula-E World championships to India, and discussions on this front are in progress, according to Akbar Ebrahim, president, Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India. In his keynote address at the FMSCI annual awards function to honour all the 2021 National champions, here on Wednesday, Ebrahim also announced that …

Mahindra Racing CEO confirms street racing track as Hyderabad hopes to host first ever Formula E in India
2 years, 6 months ago

Mahindra Racing CEO confirms street racing track as Hyderabad hopes to host first ever Formula E in India

India Today  

India might be hosting its first Formula E race in February, 2023, revealed Mahindra Racing CEO and team principal Dilbagh Gill. The race is on track and an announcement will be made this month,” Gill told news agency PTI during Formula E race in Jakarata. Formula E racing tracks are known to be high octane given they event unfolds in …

Hyderabad set for Formula E debut in February 2023
2 years, 6 months ago

Hyderabad set for Formula E debut in February 2023

India TV News  

Hyderabad will host the Formula E in February next year, Mahindra Racing CEO and team principal Dilbagh Gill said on Friday. The race is on track and an announcement will be made this month,” Gill told PTI on the sidelines of the first-ever Formula E race in Jakarata. The race should provide a big boost to Indian motorsports which has …

Hyderabad Set for Formula E Debut on February 11 Next Year
2 years, 6 months ago

Hyderabad Set for Formula E Debut on February 11 Next Year

News 18  

The Formula E cars are set to vroom on the streets of Hyderabad on February 11, Mahindra Racing CEO and team principal Dilbagh Gill has revealed. It is also one of the fastest tracks on the calendar.” The Telangana government intends to make the state a hub for EV vehicles and a Formula E race will go a long way …

Govt of Telangana signs agreement with Formula E for Hyderabad to become host city
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt of Telangana signs agreement with Formula E for Hyderabad to become host city

India Today  

Formula E, the most prominent name in the electric car racing space, signed an agreement with the Government of Telangana to make Hyderabad a host city. A team from Formula E including Alberto Longo, the Co-Founder and Chief Championship Officer and Agus Zomano, Track and Overlay Director are on a two-day visit to the city and have expressed their intent …

Hyderabad all set to host Formula E
2 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad all set to host Formula E

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad is all set to become a candidate host city for Formula E world championship, a race for electric cars. A tripartite agreement will be signed by the state government, Formula E Association and Greenko, a leading alternative energy provider, on Monday “to make Hyderabad a candidate host city for Formula E race on yearly basis.” Sources told this …

FIA-backed Formula Regional Championship and Formula 4 launching in India
3 years, 4 months ago

FIA-backed Formula Regional Championship and Formula 4 launching in India

News 18  

In a major boost for motorsports in India, FIA-backed Formula Regional Indian Championship and Formula 4 Indian Championship are set to make their debut. In a first for India, FIA Super License points will be given to winners of these championships, bringing Indian racing talent one step closer to Formula 1. We welcome Akhilesh and Navjeet to our company, and …

Formula E partners with Star India for Indian subcontinent coverage
3 years, 8 months ago

Formula E partners with Star India for Indian subcontinent coverage

The Hindu  

Formula E has announced a new multi-year media partnership with Star India on Friday to broadcast the electric motorsport series live across the Indian subcontinent. With Formula E gaining a strong following in the region, the fortunes of India’s Mahindra Racing team will be a natural focus for Star India’s coverage. Dilbagh Gill, Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal of …

Formula E: India’s Mahindra Racing looks for the winning spark
3 years, 9 months ago

Formula E: India’s Mahindra Racing looks for the winning spark

Live Mint  

As the sporting calendar begins filling up, the buzz in motorsport continues to revolve around Formula One. For Formula E, the single-seater motorsport competition that features only electric cars, was granted championship status by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the governing body of motorsport, in November. So it’s a fresh start of sorts for both Formula E, with its new …

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