|
Formula E said in a statement that the new layout, which
remains subject to approval by city authorities, will wind
around Strausberger Platz toward Alexanderplatz with the pitlane
on Karl-Marx-Allee.
"It is fantastic news that we have been able to find a new
location to race in Berlin," said Formula E chief executive
Alejandro Agag, whose series has important German partners
including DHL and BMW.
Germany, home to major car manufacturers, is a key market for
Formula E -- the world's first fully electric series now in its
second season.
Facilities at the old Tempelhof airport to the south of the city
are being used to shelter some of the million people who have
sought refuge in Germany, many of them fleeing conflict in the
Middle East and Africa.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)
[© 2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2016 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
|
