“We don’t need F1 to Fail for Formula E to be Successful” | Jeff Dodds, Formula E CEO (Ep113)

About this episode

Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E, discusses the unique aspects of the fully electric racing championship and its significance in the motorsport landscape.

Motorsport, you can’t escape it (well it certainly feels like that at the moment). But what about the newest addition to the global calendar. What do you know about Formula E, the fully electric powered racing championship? With F1’s new hybrid regulations coming into play this year, combining the traditional combustion engine with an electric power unit, the talk round electric racing has never been more prominent and of more interest. Jeff Dodds is the CEO of Formula E, and joins us to talk through the unique nature of the Championship, what sets it apart from other forms of racing but also where it can and has taken from established formats to develop the sport. This is a look into a world you may not know about, but holds huge importance to the future of motorsport and the technology that will develop it. I’m delighted to welcome Jeff to the Business of Sport. A huge thank you to our amazing partners on the show: Gemini Sports We empower the most confident sports organisations on Earth https://geminisports.ai/ Slate The complete content creation platform for social teams https://slateteams.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlie Stebbings, Harry Stebbings

Guest: Jeff Dodds

Topics covered

• Formula E
• motorsport
• electric racing
• F1
• technology
• championship

Keywords

• Formula E
• motorsport
• electric racing
• F1
• hybrid regulations
• Jeff Dodds
• technology

Sponsors

Gemini Sports, Slate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Formula E, F1

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