The chances are getting higher, but Spain has to keep waiting to gain a place on the Formula E calendar. The first draft of the tenth season of the electric World Cup came out of the FIA World Motor Show Council, held precisely in Spanish territory, Córdoba, for which several novelties were expected and only one was confirmed: the tokyo premiere. There are three gaps left to complete the year and, according to media such as the-race.com, one could fall back on Malaga.
It has been known for a long time that Alejandro Agag and Alberto Longo, the top managers of the championship, are working to try to bring a Formula E race to their land and they are closer to achieving it with the city of Malaga as the main candidate. Jeff Dodds, CEO, drops upcoming additions: “We are in advanced discussions with many more cities that are interested in hosting a race. and we hope this will be reflected in the updated schedule to be released later this year.”
While we wait for news, what is certain is that The electric single-seaters will roll again for the first time in Valencia, as usual, in the pre-season tests from October 23 to 27. Then, the tenth season of the World Cup will begin on January 13 in Mexico, will travel to Tokyo for the first time in March and will end, like this year, with a double in London in July. In between, three other doubles (Diriyah, Rome and Berlin) and the aforementioned three doubts (two in February and one in May) for which the return of Seoul also sounds.
About the only novelty of Tokyo, its governor, Yuriko Koike, speaks: “This race will take place around Tokyo Big Sight in the Tokyo Bay area, where developments are being carried out to become a next-generation sustainable city.” And so it sums up long, co-founder and director of the championship, the calendar: “It represents our mission to create a dynamic calendar of new cities that host races for the first or second time, such as Tokyo, Sao Paulo and Portland, along with established hosts.”
Provisional calendar of Formula E 2024
