Anies Only Smiled When Asked About The Roof Of The Formula E Audience Tribune Collapsing

Anies Baswedan/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan refused to comment on the incident where the roof of the Formula E spectator stands collapsed a few days before the race was held.

After attending the 20th anniversary of PKS at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Sunday, May 29 yesterday, Anies just smiled as he got into his car before leaving the location.

The roof of the spectator stands in the Grandstand area collapsed on Friday evening, May 27, due to heavy rains that flushed the location of the circuit in the eastern part of Ancol, North Jakarta.

Based on observations on Sunday, May 29 afternoon, there has been no visible improvement in the collapsed roof of the tribune. Yesterday, the condition of the international Formula E circuit today, the roof still covers the stands and the metal frame for the support looks slanted.

Principle HSE Consultant Formula E Operation Richard Bates said the contractor would clean the damaged roofing material before repairing it. Repairs are targeted for completion on Thursday, June 2 next.

"The roof repair plan is very simple. In two days we will first remove the damaged roofing materials and in three days we will rebuild it, and it is estimated that it will be completed on Thursday, the maximum target is Thursday," Richard told reporters at the Pullman Hotel, Central Jakarta, Sunday, May 29.

Meanwhile, Vice Managing Director of Formula E Gunung Kartiko claimed, according to the Formula E Organization (FEO) and engineers that the incident was normal, because the weather was not good.

“According to FEO and according to our engineers, it is a natural thing to happen. Because of the weather, that's right, beyond our expectations, we'll see, well, last night Ancol was quite windy," said Gunung.

Gunung ensures that the organizing committee and organizers do not need to use the additional budget for repairs. This is because the contractor is responsible for this.

Regarding the alleged collapse of the roof of the circuit tribune, it was considered too soon, Gunung emphasized that it had nothing to do with it. "There is no connection, there is no correlation. Therefore, if it is too fast, there will definitely be infrastructure problems below. There's no problem underneath that," he said.