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What's new in Formula E ahead of its return?

Formula E's coronavirus-forced hiatus is almost at an end as racing is set to resume in August in Berlin. But the series hasn't had a quiet break, with controversy, driver changes and rule changes all dominating headlines

Of course, the global health crisis has dominated every aspect of life over the past four months.

It's also triggered a chain of events in Formula E that kick-started the driver market into life, reshaped the next 12 months of racing, and forced the championship to introduce a raft of cost-saving measures aimed at preserving the future of its smaller teams. Here's the lie of the reprofiled land...

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