The Wandsworth Council has opened a public survey asking its local people to have its say on the Formula E event, and if the London ePrix should be held at Battersea Park next season.

Battersea Park held the dramatic finale of the Inaugural Formula E Championship in June, but some local residents were far from happy that the victorian park was being used to host such an event.

However, some local residents were happy that Battersea Park was showcasing the pioneering technology that could power their road cars in the not too distant future according to Community services spokesman Councilor Jonathan Cook.

However, Councilor Cook also mentioned that they can’t ignore the residents who disliked having the event at Battersea Park

“Many local people attended the races and enjoyed being part of this brand new global sport.”

“Hosting the event meant that significant income was received that will help pay for major maintenance projects within Battersea Park itself while additional funding was also generated that will help pay for other important local services.

“But on the other hand, many local people were unhappy that the park was used to stage these races and felt that the disruption and inconvenience it caused were simply too much. They had a firmly and genuinely held view that the park was the wrong place for this kind of event.

“Before the decision was taken to host the championships this year the council consulted extensively with local residents, amenity groups, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and English Heritage. The support of the HLF was particularly crucial because it has awarded Battersea Park significant lottery funding in the past.

“Now that the event has actually been held and people have been able to see exactly what it entailed we are asking them again to let us have their views and tell us what they think.

“Their feedback will play an important role in helping councillors decide whether we should allow the park to be involved again in the future.” said Councilor Cook.

Alejandro Agag’s mission for Battersea Park is for the Grade Two listed park to be in better condition every time the sports visits.

“Our aim for Battersea Park is that it will be in a better condition everytime we come back to visit. A park like this takes a lot of maintenance and we have helped by resurfacing the roads and especially Rosary car park which now looks better than ever.”

“The park can always do with repairs and maintenance, we want to help fix them, like fixing and maintaining public lavatories, maintaining and repairing sidewalks and improving the gardens.”

“We might not do them all in one year, but maybe we can help fix one or two of these problems every year we come to the park. Together with the Wandsworth officials we can decide what we can do to help restore the park in order to keep it a great public attraction,” said Alejandro Agag

The public survey will end on September 5th and once the data has been analysed, then a decision will be made whether to extend Battersea Park’s contract with Formula E.