Formula E Circuit Determination May Be Postponed, Sahroni: All Venues Are Good

The Chief Executive of Formula E who is also a Nasdem Party politician, Ahmad Sahroni/ Antara

JAKARTA - The Chief Executive of Formula E who is also a Nasdem Party politician, Ahmad Sahroni, said that there is a possibility that the determination of the Formula E circuit will be postponed. Previously, it was planned that the Formula E circuit would be decided before Christmas Day.

"The determination of the circuit can be on schedule, it could also be January 2022," said Sahroni in a short message, Tuesday, December 14.

Sahroni admitted that there were no significant obstacles in the selection process for the electric car racing circuit. The factors causing the circuit have not been determined as all of the option locations are eligible to be circuits.

"The problem is that all of the venues are good, so it's a bit backwards (the date for determining the location of the circuit)," said Sahroni.

Until now, Sahroni admitted that the executive committee and the DKI Provincial Government are still communicating with Formula E Operation (FEO) as the Formula E license holder in determining the circuit.

"Communication is still in process because we want the location to be determined not only for one-time use but can be used in other events. For example, a place for motorcycle racing and others," he said.

For information, Jakarta will officially host Formula E on June 4, 2022. Golkar Party politician, Bambang Soesatyo as Chair of the Jakarta e-Prix Steering Committee, revealed five selected locations, one of which will be chosen as the Formula E circuit.

The locations range from Ancol to the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS). This was announced by Bamsoet after holding a meeting with DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and Formula E Co-founder Alberto Longo.

"The five locations are in Pantai Indah Kapuk, Sudirman (area), JIS, JIEXPO (Kemayoran), and Ancol," said Bamsoet on Wednesday, November 24. Bamsoet said he was proud of the electric car racing event. According to him, the Jakarta E-Prix will make Indonesia, especially Jakarta, more known to the world.

"E-Prix will take the names of Jakarta and Indonesia to a new level. E-Prix is more than a racing event, but also a signal that must be sent to Indonesia. We are ready," said Bamsoet.

Bamsoet estimates that Formula E will be broadcast on more than 50 foreign television stations and watched by 1.8 billion people worldwide. He also believes that the central government supports the running of Formula E.

"The central government fully supports the E-Prix event. I am still wooing Sean Gelael (Indonesian racer) to take part in the E-Prix, hopefully he can give an answer soon," he said.