Anand MahindraMahindra Group chairperson and Padma awardee Anand Mahindra thanked the Telangana government for the upcoming Formula E racing event in Hyderabad. He said that this was a long held dream to race cars on the home ground.
We were one of the founding teams in Formula E and a long-held dream of Mahindra Racing was to race our cars on the home ground, cheered on by a home crowd. Thank you for making that dream a reality! We can't wait for Mahindra to tweet.
A Mumbai-based business mogul has retweeted a tweet by Telangana Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development and Industry and Commerce KT Rama Rao. The fastest growing motorsport on the planet Formula E comes to Happening Hyderabad. The minister tweeted that he strongly believes that this will lead to electric growth in EVs, new decarbonised sustainable future and make Telangana an ideal EV hub.
Alberto Longo, Formula E co-founder and Chief Championship Officer, said: We welcome Hyderabad and the State of Telangana's interest in hosting a round of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. With this Letter of Intent we can explore the exciting potential of returning elite motorsport to India. Since our very first race, Mahindra Racing has been a part of Formula E and I encourage you to tune in to Star Sports and show your support for the team in the opening rounds of Season 8 on January 28 and 29.