Feel The Sensation Of Riding A Formula E Safety Car, Anies: Feels Like My Stomach Left Behind

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan tests the passenger seat of the Formula E safety car (Photo: DKI Jakarta Provincial Government Public Relations)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan tested the passenger seat of the Formula E safety car driven by the driver, Bruno Correia in the circuit area during the free practice session this morning.

Anies then shared his experience being driven by a reliable driver. After traveling around the circuit in a safety car, Anies admitted that he was amazed by the change in the speed of the car while driving.

"Curing around the circuit with the driver named Bruno. It's an extraordinary experience because the car runs up to a speed of almost 200 km/h and from 0 to 100 it takes about 2 seconds," said Anies when met at the Formula E circuit, Saturday, June 4.

Circling the circuit from inside the safety car for 4 minutes, Anies felt an extraordinary sensation. As a layman in the racing world, Anies said that the excitement of being a passenger in this safety car is more than riding a roller coaster.

"So, it feels like for someone who is not in the car racing field, it's an amazing experience. My stomach feels like it's left behind," said Anies with a laugh.

On that occasion, Anies said that the success of the Jakarta E-Prix event was largely determined by careful, detailed, and comprehensive preparation.

“There are three things that are key, namely planning, planning, and planning, so it's not improvised in the middle of the road. This is evident from the track, which is less than 3 kilometers, but the cable is up to 65 kilometers. Behind the simple, there is an extraordinary sophistic," he said.

As is known, the ninth series of Formula E was officially held today, Saturday 4 June at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit, Ancol. This electric car racing event will be held for one full day. Here's the schedule and important information about Formula E today.

The Formula E event has a different format from the Formula 1 race which is usually held three days in a row. For Formula E, each series is only held on one day, starting from free practice, qualifying to race.

For the ninth series in Jakarta, the agenda begins with free practice (FP)1 starting at 07.15 - 07.45 western Indonesia time. From the observations of VOI in the field, the audience for FP1 is still unable to attend.

Next, there is the FP 2 schedule which starts at 09.00 - 09.30 western Indonesia time, then the qualifying round at 10.40 - 11.15 western Indonesia time, and on the same day the race schedule will also take place at 15.00 western Indonesia time.