NEW YORK (AP) What race car barely makes a sound while zipping through the streets of New York and major cities around the world?
It’s a Formula One car with an electric engine. This weekend, a Brooklyn waterfront with a view of the Statue of Liberty will host the Formula E Championship series, where ”E” stands for electric.
”We race in city centers where F1 could never be racing – central London, central Paris, central Brooklyn,” FE driver Jean-Eric Vergne said. ”Fans love it because you don’t have to travel. Just take the tube, taxi or bikes and arrive at a temporary track in their hometown.