Pope Francis gave his blessing to a Formula E car ahead of Rome's first ever E-Prix.

The Italian capital this year joined a list of twelve cities worldwide including New York, Hong Kong and Paris.

Twenty drivers from ten teams will race in the seventh E-Prix of the season on Saturday (14th April) on a three-kilometre circuit set in the heart of the EUR district.

Powered by a 350-kilogram battery, Formula E cars are able to recover energy, exhausted by their engines, to recharge during the race.