The FIA Formula E Championship has postponed the Berlin EPrix due to COVID-19, extending their 2019/20 season suspension through to the very end of June.
Shortly following the launch of their ESports series – the ‘Home Challenhe’, Formula E have announced that the Berlin EPrix – scheduled for June 21 at Tempelholf – will not take place on its original date due to the restrictions for COVID-19 pandemic.
Formula E has already pushed back the launch of the Gen 2 EVO car, and cancelled/postponed numerous rounds Sanya, Rome, Paris, Seoul and Jakarta. It had, in fact, decided to suspend racing until May 2020, looking at the disaster.
But with Berlin postponement, it means that the suspension of the Formula E season has been extended to late June, or early July, the latter month labelled with a ‘yellow flag’ by the electric series, indicating racing may be possible under certain circumstances.
Here’s the release from Formula E:
Formula E and the FIA continue to use its flag-based system to determine the status of each race. A red flag representing that no races will happen, a yellow flag indicating a time window to potentially restart racing and a green flag meaning we are ready to race again.
We can now confirm that red flags have been applied to the months of May and June, meaning the Berlin E-Prix can no longer take place as originally planned on June 21. July has now become a yellow flag month, with the opportunity to host events or reschedule races remaining open should the coronavirus situation stabilise.
We aim to return to racing as soon as possible, but our priority in all decision-making must be the health and safety of our staff and the entire Formula E community of teams, manufacturers, partners, drivers and fans, as well as the citizens and residents of the cities in which we race.
We are assessing all available options in order to finish the season with the highest number of races possible. This contingency planning continues to explore staging races behind closed doors, using permanent track facilities, introducing new double headers and extending the season beyond its original end date. Ticket holders for the Berlin E-Prix will be contacted with further information in due course.
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