TAKING IT TO THE EXTREME

If an electric motorsport series is to be established, the person to do it should be obvious: Alejandro Agag. After all, he and his team created the blueprint for Formula E – an electric championship that’s not just existing, but thriving.

Now he’s doing it all again with a few differences and plenty of similarities. In 12 months’ time, the electric off-road SUV racing series Extreme E will be just a few weeks away from its projected first contest. Since becoming FE chairman in December 2018 – although he carried on working as that series’ CEO until last September – Agag has been busy getting his latest project out of the harbour.

Maritime references make sense here because the story starts with – and will intrinsically involve – a ship. This time last year, the RMS St Helena was preparing to make a journey to the heart of central London for XE’s floating