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It’s fantastic.”</span>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read in </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Maverick</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: “</span></i><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-08-formula-e-race-to-hit-the-streets-of-cape-town-in-2023/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formula E race to hit the streets of Cape Town in 2023</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”</span></i>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cape Town will be the fifth race of the season, following the inaugural Hyderabad e-Prix in India and just ahead of the race in São Paulo, Brazil, in March.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We are excited to announce Cape Town as a new destination for our series in Season 9… we cannot wait to see the futuristic Gen3 race cars competing against the iconic natural backdrop of Table Mountain,” Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief championship officer for Formula E,</span><a href=\"https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/october/wmsc\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Racing in the last warmth of South Africa’s summer months, fans can expect a sunny day out on track, with highs of up to 30°C and a daily average of about 21°C, if the weather follows the pattern of previous years.</span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1437085\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FE-CPT-Track.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"391\" /> The proposed circuit layout for the Cape Town leg of the 2023 Formula E season. 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"description": "<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formula E will race for the first time in Cape Town on 25 February 2023, bringing the all-electric series to the streets of the Mother City.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This date was confirmed with an update to the calendar for the 2022/23 season, with pre-season testing kicking off on 13 December in Spain.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iain Banner, the chairperson of race promoters e-Movement, told </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Maverick</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> he envisions that the Cape Town circuit will be on the “top three races on the calendar in terms of beauty – with Table Mountain, it’s really a lovely circuit around the stadium. 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The proposed circuit layout for the Cape Town leg of the 2023 Formula E season. (Image supplied by Formula E)
Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne of the Mercedes-Benz EQ team celebrates on the podium after claiming the 2022 championship in Seoul. (Photo supplied by Formula E)