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FE moves Saudi doubleheader to Jeddah
Formula E will move its Saudi Arabia doubleheader event from Diriyah to Jeddah for the upcoming 11th season of the all-electric open-wheel series.
The anticipated move from Diriyah will see the series use a modified version of the Jeddah Corniche circuit, which has been used by Formula 1 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix since 2021.
“We are delighted to bring the excitement of Formula E to Jeddah, a city that embodies the spirit of progress and transformation,” said Alberto Longo, Formula E’s co-founder and chief championship officer. “The revised Corniche Short Circuit will offer thrilling new challenges for our teams and drivers while showcasing the vibrant atmosphere of Jeddah to our global audience.
“We have raced in the Kingdom for many years and this move signifies the growing scale and appetite for Formula E in the region.”
Formula E has visited Diriyah, on the outskirts of capital city Diriyah, since the 2018-19 season. It hosted a single race in that first year, and two each year since (except for 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic).
Antonio Felix da Costa won the first Diriyah E-Prix, with Sam Bird, Nyck de Vries, and Pascal Wehrlein sharing the record for the most wins at the track with two apiece, while Andretti has more wins than any other team with three.
The move is subject to final FIA approval, which is expected to be granted by the FIA World Motorsport Council next month.
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Dominik often jokes that he was born in the wrong country – a lover of NASCAR and IndyCar, he covered both in a past life as a junior at Autosport in the UK, but he’s spent most of his career to date covering the sliding and flying antics of the U.S.’ interpretation of rallycross. Rather fitting for a man that says he likes “seeing cars do what they’re not supposed to do”, previously worked for a car stunt show, and once even rolled a rally car with Travis Pastrana. He was also comprehensively beaten in a kart race by Sebastien Loeb once, but who hasn’t been?
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