is a double triumph in Rome

Posted On: April 10, 2022
Posted By: Mathew Baynton

Formula E, the king of E-Prix has Rome is Mitch Evans, who with a double wins the two days of the capital. the New Zealand pilot of Jaguar in fact, he won both yesterday’s and today’s races. He thus won the fifth stage of the Formula E world championship. Behind him Jean-Eric Vergne on board the DS Techeetah and Robin Frijns on the Envision.

On the other hand, the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi got off to a bad start: his race ended early. Giovinazzi, aboard his Dragon/Penske, was indeed forced to retire.

The beautiful day favored the success of the event. In the stands, the public was complete: 20,000 people registered. A success for Formula E and for Rome, as the mayor of the capital Roberto Gualtieri underlined.

Formula E in Rome, a success for the city

“Formula E in Rome was a great international spectacle. Not only for the 20,000 spectators who finally returned to watch, but also for the 40 million viewers from 180 countries around the world. The 2022 Rome E-Prix, with 24 electric single-seaters that raced on a street circuit as unique as that of the Eur, gave unique emotions to the many fans of engines and technology”. These are the first words of Mayor Roberto Gualtieri.

The mayor then focused on technology and innovation.

“FormulaE is more than a race, it’s a real technological platform for sustainable and electric mobility. Issues that represent a challenge for everyone and that Rome wants to interpret by becoming a cutting-edge city, by acquiring fleets of electric buses, by setting up services such as charging stations for electric vehicles, by supporting the creation of energy communities. This event also includes initiatives for the territory. Six luminous pedestrian crossings powered by solar energy, the renovation of the playground by Lake Eur, the rehabilitation of the road around the track and the donation of five defibrillators to the neighborhood. Rome, today more than ever, wants to be the protagonist of innovation and sustainable and intelligent mobility. For this reason, as an administration, we are stepping on the accelerator towards the future”.