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How London is getting its own Eau Rouge

The ExCeL might not have the motorsport history of Spa, but the track that is set to be built around it will have its own challenges that should make London's new ABB FIA Formula E race a unique prospect for the drivers, with added surprises for the fans

Sharply rising, quickly bending, thrilling - a slight mistake almost guaranteed to end in disaster. That's what makes Spa's Eau Rouge world-famous.

Now, though, on a smaller but no less grand scale, a new track in the British capital has its own version.

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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.