The Berlin E-Prix Formula E, it was delayed a few minutes due to the entry of two people onto the track just as the cars were carrying out the starting procedure. The two people in question sat practically in the middle of the starting grid to hold a protest against the German government.
The 2023 Formula E season began in Mexico and after six dates spread across Asia and America, the electric series began its tour of Europe, with two races in Berlin. The second one was held on Sunday, April 23.
This is how the protesters jumped into the Formula E race
In this one, two people sthey jumped from the grandstands towards the bars that divide the track, and easily evaded the security controls until they reached the asphalt, where they remained seated for only a few seconds, since they were immediately removed by circuit personnel and made available to the German authorities.
The two persons belong to the group “Last Generation” who claimed the facts on his twitter account: “We are on the Formula E circuit to sound the alarm. It’s time to brake, because we are on the highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator. The protests were directed at the German government, to Demand action to stop climate change.
After the withdrawal of the activists, the Formula E race began
Once both people had been removed, the race commissioners were sent to the start area to verify that no material had been spilled that would complicate the start of the race. “Security services contained the outage quickly and safelyand the appointment continued as planned”, indicated Formula E.
The second race was won by New Zealander Nick Cassidy, of the Envision Racing team, after starting from the eighth position. Team Jaguar’s Mitch Evans had taken first place, while the drivers’ standings leader is Pascal Wehrlein, of the Porsche team.
The next race will be in Monaco, which will thus be preparing to host the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
The numbers that Formula E left before arriving in Europe
- 114 advances in São Paulo
- São Paulo recorded the most lead changes in a race (11, the previous record was 8 in Rome last year), with three lead changes in a single lap on two occasions.
- The fastest lap in Formula E history was that of Nissan’s Sash Fenestraz in Cape Town at 154.987kph
- Cape Town was the fastest race in FE history, with an average of 132.199kph
- In São Paulo, Sette Camara reached the fastest top speed ever, 264.1 km/h, with four drivers breaking 260kph.
- In the last two races, the winning margins were 0.281s and 0.284s respectively.
- Nine races in a row – a record in Formula E – in which the polesitter has been passed and the polesitter has lost the race.
