Veteran Formula 1 mechanic and longtime F1 analyst Steve Matchett will join FOX’s FIA Formula E coverage team starting at the Punta del Este race on March 17. The Briton returns to FOX where he was part of F1 broadcasts on the former SPEED Channel before he and the series moves to NBCSN.

“I’m very much looking forward to being reunited with my old friends and former colleagues, all now working with Fox Sports here in Charlotte,” Matchett said.

He joins FOX’s Formula E race broadcast coverage team of Bob Varsha, Dario Franchitti, Jack Nicholls, and reporter Nicki Shields.

“Formula E is a relatively new FIA series - and anything new comes with a promise of excitement–but in Formula E’s case it’s also a unique form of motorsport: all-electric powered. Consequently, the sport ought [to] be treated as a unique series, for it’s really not possible to place it in any hierarchal structure,” he added. “There’s no question, Formula E is still finding its place in this world but I’m always interested in any new technology and, by extension, I’m interested to see how Formula E continues to grow, how it best utilizes and improves on this new gasoline-free technology.

With Matchett’s ongoing role in presenting the technical side of European open-wheel racing from the commentary booth, Formula E fans should benefit from his presence from Punta del Este onward.

“The ancient Romans were pretty good at building viaducts; Formula 1 built some outstanding V12 piston engines, and I hear Elon Musk’s engineers have just put one of his cars in orbit around the sun,” he said. “The technical challenges may change from generation to generation, these depending on the needs of the moment, but the thrill of the challenge remains the same.

“In terms of future transportation and the future of international motorsport, we have to face the reality that change is not merely coming… it’s already here, it’s unfolding all around us. In light of all I’ve mentioned, I’m looking forward to covering the Formula E races. I’m interested to see what the future holds, how this promising series develops in the days, the months, the years to come.”

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