Formula E is one of the greenest racing series in the world, as the cars the racers drive are all-electric, so it was curious when climate change protesters disrupted a race in Germany on Sunday.
Several white-shirted activists climbed the fences of the Tempelhof compound in Berlin and sat in front of cars already off the starting grid. Letzte Generation (Last Generation) posted a video of protesters disrupting the start of the race. The protesters were taken off the track by security guards.
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In this Jaguar Racing brochure, Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, leads Nico Muller, ABT CUPRA Formula E Team, M9Electro and Lucas di Grassi, Mahindra Racing, Mahindra M9Electro during the ABB FIA Formula E Championship: 2023 Sabic Berlin E-Prix Round 8 on April 23, 2022 in Berlin. (Handout/Jaguar Racing via Getty Images)
“Time to slow down. Because we are on the road to climate hell with our foot on the gas,” the group said via Reuters.
A Formula E spokesman said the protest was «unrelated to the event».
«Security services stopped the outage quickly and safely,» the spokesman said. «The event was able to go ahead as planned.»
State-of-the-art climate activists sit on the track in front of race cars ready to go. (Andreas Gora/Images Alliance via Getty Images)
The activists confused those who watched and commented on the race on social media.
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Nick Cassidy would end up winning the race. It was his first win of the 2023 season.
Activists have interfered in three sporting events in the last week.
Nick Cassidy of New Zealand and ENVISION RACING celebrate their victory on the podium during Round 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, SABIC Berlin E-Prix on April 23, 2023 in Berlin. (Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images)
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