How technical troubles detracted from Extreme E's Sardinia encounter

Extreme E has provided thrilling plot lines in its inaugural season, but numerous mechanical failures on the ODYSSEY 21 have detracted from the closely fought battles across various terrains. Sardinia's Island X-Prix set up a championship finale, but also underlined what Spark must do to fix the car for next season

Published Oct 26, 2021, 2:58 PM

Alejandro Agag is a cool customer; someone who finds time to answer difficult questions with composure and a smile. And for all the flak aimed at Extreme E and Formula E – the two disruptive electric championships he has co-founded – for their perceived popular vote gimmicks in ‘grid play’ and ‘fanboost’, he values meritocratic sporting success.

He is also a negotiator, and cares greatly about how his motorsport series appear on TV. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button likely wouldn’t be fielding teams alongside Chip Ganassi in Extreme E if it wasn’t for the Spaniard’s central role and persuasion. And he wants his audience to enjoy the best possible show.

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Author Matt Kew

Matt Kew is Autosport’s F1 Editor, a role he has held since March 2022 following stints covering Formula E, Extreme E and the British Touring Car Championship.

Matt joined Autosport in 2018 to work predominantly on the magazine, but his relentless quoting of Alan Partridge meant office colleagues soon thought he would be better-suited to increased field work.

Needless to say, Matt had the last laugh when he won the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award in 2019.

His interest in motorsport was sparked by regular trips to watch ASCAR crash around Rockingham’s banked oval.

Matt read politics and philosophy at the University of Sheffield - receiving first-class honours for his dissertation assessing the lack of female participation in top-tier motor racing.

He covered a wide variety of national race and rally meetings for Autosport as a freelancer before joining full-time. His best efforts to argue the merits of historic racing are undone by a questionable taste in music and James Bond actors.