Although Still Wanting Interpellation, PDIP Agrees That Formula E Will Be Held In Ancol

JAKARTA - The PDIP faction of the DKI DPRD is still willing to make the Interpellation right for Formula E be realized. However, the chairman of the PDIP faction, Gembong Warsono, admitted that he agreed that Formula E would be announced to be held in Ancol.

"I think Ancol is a good choice when compared to other alternatives," said Gembong when contacted, Friday, December 24.

Gembong assessed that the implementation of Formula E in Ancol would not interfere with residents' activities compared to being held on the highway.

In addition, Ancol is also a tourist spot. Thus, he hopes that this electric car racing event can gain regional income and the local economy.

"Indeed, Ancol is a tourist area, hopefully collaboration will be built. In essence, Ancol is suitable as a location for Formula E, because the most highlighted thing is that it does not interfere with the activities of the citizens of the capital city," said Gembong.

Gembong hopes that Formula E will run smoothly. This is because, although the provincial government no longer uses the APBD and will seek sponsors to organize it, there is already a regional budget of Rp560 billion that has been disbursed to pay the commitment fee.

"What is used is people's money. We hope that the money spent 560 billion was not in vain, not wasted. That's all, because it is people's money that we have to account for properly," he said. Previously, Chairman of the Organizing Committee Formula E Ahmad Sahroni explained the reason for choosing the Ancol area, North Jakarta as the Formula E circuit which will be held on June 4, 2022.

Sahroni said, Ancol is an icon of Jakarta and can be a dynamic location as a circuit. This location does not interfere with the activities of the people who use the road infrastructure for their activities.

"Formula E itself is (held in) the highway area and there is no need to build a circuit from scratch, because Formula E is different, it must be built from scratch like Mandalika in the context of Formula 1 and Moto GP," Sahroni said at a press conference in Ancol.

Continuing, Director of PT Jakpro Widi Amanasto explained that Ancol deserves to be a circuit because it has its own philosophy. When viewed, the electric car race route in Ancol looks like a lumping horse.

"What does the foam circuit look like? Kuda lumping. This is an iconic Jakarta issue. Then, please look to the right (Ancol) where there is an international class Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), the new iconic Jakarta," said Widi.

More specifically, the location of the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC) has 18 bends, 600 meters of straight track, clockwise direction, 2.4 kilometers of track length, and 16 meters of track width.