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The hurdles facing Formula E in London

Formula E has announced Battersea Park as its 'chosen venue' for a London race - but there are many obstacles to overcome, as GARY WATKINS explains

Formula E has finally gone public on its plans to host the London round of the inaugural championship in Battersea Park next summer.

The announcement was made at what was billed as the global launch of the series in London this week, but the race scheduled for June 27, 2015 remains far from certain.

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Author Gary Watkins

Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.

Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.