Andretti Sports Marketing, Formula E Decline To Comment On Future Of Miami ePrix

Miami ePrix promoters Andretti Sports Marketing declined to comment on reports that the race is not included on the provisional calendar for Formula E’s second season. ASM President John Lopes referred to the electric racing series for questions about the future of the race in South Florida. “They [Formula E] are putting their calendar together for 2015-2016 and that process for any racing series can be challenging and full of many issues impacting the calendar,” he wrote in an email. Formula E also declined to provide information on the race’s future. A spokesperson told SBD Global that the series has no comment about its calendar for season two until it is approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. Last week, Motorsport.com reported the series’ '15-16 schedule, which was submitted to FIA for approval, did not include Miami. Another venue from the inaugural season missing on the provisional schedule is Monaco. New on the schedule are Paris and Mexico City. The disappearance of Miami from the calendar is especially surprising considering the city approved a five-year extension prior to this year’s race in March, SBD Global reported. Back then, Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said that the series would love to stay in Miami until ’19. “From our side we are committed to continue racing in Miami,” he said. The inaugural Miami ePrix, which took place on March 14, attracted more than 20,000 spectators along Biscayne Boulevard, according to Formula E. Following the event, Lopes said ASM was “already hard at work on planning” for ’16. Next season's Formula E schedule is expected to be ratified at a FIA meeting in Mexico City on Friday.