Official Says Hong Kong ePrix Organizers Must Extend The Circuit
Last year's Hong Kong layout |
The Hong Kong ePrix "could cease to exist next year" if organizers are unable to extend the circuit to the "required length strictly laid down by the governing body," a senior official warned, according to Chan Kin-wa of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
Organizers will host the third running of the electric car race in March along the 1.86km circuit in Central’s Harborfront.
But a senior official warned the annual showpiece "might not happen" after '19 if conditions are not met by FIA. Hong Kong Automobile Association Governor Lawrence Yu Kam-kei said, "This is the last season that Hong Kong can continue with its existing circuit after an exemption was granted by the FIA.
They will need to extend it [the circuit] to 2.2 kilometers the following season, especially when two more teams are expected to enter the E-Prix [this year]. The existing circuit will be too crowded for the increased number of teams." Yu said that organizers "would need to sit down and come up with a solution" with government authorities who deliver the road works to enable street racing. SCMP