The FIA Formula E Championship, the world’s first fully electric racing series, has once again broken new ground by running its car on the Arctic ice cap. With the earth experiencing the warmest year on record, the amount of sea ice breaking away from the Arctic has reached historic new levels. To raise awareness of this issue, Formula E joined forces with Julius Baer, Visa, DHL, Schaeffler, The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and Mumm Champagne House to make the event happen. The zero-emission racer was driven on the ice cap by race-winning Formula E driver, Lucas di Grassi. The Brazilian, seeking to go one better than his runner-up position in the season two championship when the series returns with the HKT Hong Kong ePrix on Oct. 9, performed a series of jaw-dropping runs on the ice cap, inside the Arctic circle in the north of Greenland. The seemingly impossible act was captured in a series of short films that will draw attention to the threat posed by the melting of the ice cap to global sea levels. The exhibition is a continuation of Formula E’s commitment to showcasing the ability of electric car technology to act as a key part of a more sustainable future, and play a vital role in tackling climate change. Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag was adamant about the environmental threat. “I have four children and the future of the planet depends on how we can control the effect that human life is having on the environment and the climate," Agag said. "That is why I think climate change is very important to address, to control, to face, and everyone can do something. We do something for motorsport, other people can do something from whatever they do in their lives.” Formula E vice-champion Lucas di Grassi enjoyed his time in Greenland. “It was such a beautiful, peaceful place," di Grassi said. "To come here and see how huge the ice cap is and how the effect of global warming is changing it, melting it, gives me a completely different understanding of what we are doing with Formula E and the importance of driving electric cars.” The event was only possible due to the cooperation and assistance of the Greenland government and its desire to raise awareness of a need for action on climate change. In order to learn more about the effects of the melting ice cap, Formula E has teamed up with Southampton University, and during the trip a tracking beacon was place upon an iceberg that had broken away from the ice sheet. This will help to advance the research into the behavior of these ice sheets in the open ocean, and the tracking device will allow climate scientists and fans alike to understand more about them. A 48-minute documentary looking at every aspect of how the event was put together has been commissioned and will be premiered at COP22, which takes place in Marrakesh, Morocco on Nov. 13. Formula E will also be in the North African country at the same time for the inaugural Marrakesh ePrix.

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