London will play host to the first Formula E Fans’ Forum, a free-to-attend event which will allow unrivalled access to the sport’s leading drivers and media personalities.

The event will take place at Planet Hollywood in central London on Thursday 25 June from 7pm. Fans will be able to meet, mingle and question some of the sport’s star drivers ahead of the maiden season’s final races.

ITV’s Jennie Gow will host the event along with Formula E commentator Jack Nicholls, while drivers already confirmed include championship leader Nelson Piquet, Andretti superstar Jean-Eric Vergne, Sebastian Buemi of e-dams-Renault and the ever urbane Mahindra driver Karun Chandok.

The Fans’ Forum is the brainchild of Oliver Weingarten, who also runs the Formula E Teams’ Association (FETA…yes, cheese jokes here). He hopes that the evening will provide the blueprint for future events.

“There is a lot of excitement ahead of the London ePrix and the Fans’ Forum has now added to that sense of anticipation,” Weingarten told Current E. “I am a big believer in helping fans connect with the sport and Formula E has shown itself to be a strong supporter of fan engagement from the outset. I would like to thank Formula E Holdings for sanctioning the forum.”

Weingarten draws on a background in Premier League football and Formula 1 to found his own sports advisory and fan engagement agency in 2014. His experience in managing events for those blue ribbon brands directly informs this new venture. If successful, he hopes to attract sponsors and roll out the concept across the globe, ahead of other Formula E races in season two.

Event updates can be found at Twitter under the hashtag #FEFansForum (and remember to follow @Current_E too).

To attend the free event, you must first register for the guest list (owal.co/register) but be aware that, as the number of places are limited, entry on the night will be on a first come, first served basis.

Tom Spencer