Anies Only Thumbs Up And Enters The Office When Asked For The 'Mystery' Location Of Formula E

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - The Formula E event is only 7 months away. The DKI Provincial Government has not yet announced the location of the Formula E circuit. When asked, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan did not answer.

After undergoing the event at Block G DKI Jakarta City Hall, Anies was visited by the media crew. Anies was asked about the exact location for Formula E to be held. Responding to this, he just gave a thumbs up and immediately entered his study.

Separately, Managing Director of Jakarta EPIX PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro), Gunung Kartiko admitted that the announcement of the electric car racing circuit was delayed a month to December.

"Indeed, we can't open it to our friends yet. Next month (December) we will decide the location," said Gunung in a live broadcast on Tempodotco's Instagram, quoted on Tuesday, November 16.

Although the selection of circuit candidates has passed pre-analysis, the subordinates of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan admitted that they still need a process to determine the best location as a Formula E racing track.

"FEO (Formula E Operation/Formula E license holder) also cannot hastily determine the location because this location is in the city, not inside the circuit," said Gunung. For information, Jakarta will officially host Formula E on June 4, 2022. This decision was made through the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris, on October 15, 2021, which at the same time ratified the race calendar for the 8th season 2021/2022.

The DKI Provincial Government had mentioned a number of alternative locations for their choice, including the reclamation island, namely Island D or Pantai Maju and Pulau G or Pantai Bersama. In addition, the Senayan area is also one of the circuit choices.