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How an EV 'pioneer' plans to buy Italy a seat at the FE table

There's currently no room in Formula E for a new team, but that hasn't stopped a self-professed EV pioneer from announcing plans to join the series. Here's how the Scuderia-E project can join the grid to fly the flag for Italy

British prime minister Boris Johnson delivered a vague and oft-confusing national address on Sunday night as he announced the first easing of lockdown restrictions. But his next door neighbour was far more clear cut, with chancellor Rishi Sunak reporting that it is now "very likely" that the UK economy will face "a significant recession" this year. Another feel-good story to come out of 2020...

Formula 1 bore the motorsport brunt of the 2008 global financial crash as the BMW, Renault, Toyota, Honda and Super Aguri teams would all exit stage left in time. For better or worse, the vacancies afforded opportunities for comparative minnows Brawn, Lotus, Virgin and HRT to join the grand prix fraternity.

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