London Mayor Boris Johnson Drives Formula E Racecar
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, got behind the wheel of the Formula E car to complete two laps of the Battersea Park track.
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Addressing the assembled media after stepping out of the Formula E car, Johnson said: “It certainly is fast but I’ve gone faster! It’s a wonderful venue for London and I congratulate Alejandro [Agag] and everyone at Formula E on what they’ve done. Wandsworth [borough council] have played a blinder getting it here in Battersea Park and let’s make sure we have it every year!”
After arriving on his familiar bicycle, Johnson was given a tour of the track in the Qualcomm safety car before donning his race suit and jumping into the fully-electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E.