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Formula E's unsolvable problem

There were times during last weekend's Paris E-Prix where the wet-weather-induced crashfest all felt a bit too much. But there is little Formula E can do to solve a problem actually caused by one of its better ideas

Strictly speaking, last weekend's ABB FIA Formula E race in Paris was not the electric championship's first wet race.

This is because the event in Hong Kong earlier this season was actually labelled a wet race by the FIA, despite all of the rainfall occurring before the start. The track was damp, certainly, but it wasn't anywhere near what might be considered a fully wet, rain-affected race.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.