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Alejandro Agag’s Extreme E is the first sport with climate crisis at its heart

Motor sport with teams founded by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has noble goals but also stages races in Saudi ArabiaAlejandro Agag laughs in his smooth and charming way when I read out a quote which suggests that, as the founder and chairman of Formula E and the driving force behind Extreme E, the new environmentally conscious motor sport venture, he is closer in spirit to Alan Sugar than Greta Thunberg.“I appreciate the important message that activists like Greta Thunberg convey and it makes our life easier because they raise awareness,” Agag says. “But we are a different kind of environmentalist. They are the ones who say that change is needed. We are the ones who make change happen in...

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As German giants join Formula E, is the future electric for motor racing? | Giles Richards

With Audi and Porsche moving into Formula E, Formula One has a decision to make: embrace electrification and a possible future convergence with FE or make clear its distinction from road car technologySummer heralds the silly season in Formula One as the rumour mill goes into overdrive, perhaps more so this year with a variety of seats still to be confirmed for next season. Yet behind the scenes F1 is in the middle of conducting serious business. The task of deciding the future of the sport is under way and the decisions being made will echo long after the sun has set on the summer holidays.In the weeks leading up to Hungary, motor racing was undergoing a seismic shift and...

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