“This is a big moment,” said Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries – the ultimate boss of Formula E, no less – on Tuesday afternoon as the championship’s Gen4 car was launched.It was the start of a bold speech that referenced an extraordinary take on Formula E’s standing in motorsport now that its hooligan teenage years are behind it and it has morphed into something much more sturdy and independent.Formula E has had ‘moments’ before. But this week’s Gen4 one was different from its 2014 genesis in Beijing and the Nico Prost/Nick Heidfeld apocalypse at the final corner; the influx of manufacturers, firstly Jaguar and then Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Audi and others; then there was world championship status, which arrived in 2021. But …
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Author: Sam Smith
