by karun chandhokthe formula e world championship heads to india for the first time this week with the inaugural eprix in hyderabad as the only indian to have raced in the series im excited to see the field land on indian shores and put on a good show for the people in the grandstandsthe electric mobility revolution is certainly unfolding rapidly across the globe and india is no different with indian brands such as tata and mahindra launching ev ranges and the government taking proactive steps to push the electric infrastructure across the country this is a good time for the premier all electric racing championship in the world to come to indiaof course both of the brands i mentioned are involved with formula ei was closely involved with getting the mahindra team on the grid back in 2014 when i drove for them and its been good to see the tata group join the party via their jaguar brandone of the unique aspects of the formula e world championship is that they race largely on the streets of cities rather than on permanent race circuits this presents an opportunity for the cities to show themselves off by putting up a globally viewed event whilst creating a real high speed challenge for the drivers in between the concrete wallsthe track in hyderabad looks really interesting and will be one that the drivers will enjoy i think the telangana government and the promoters at greenko have done a very good job of identifying a part of the city which will look great as a showcase on tv and provide a great backdrop for the event itselfthe track has 17 corners with a good mix of fast and technical sections for the drivers and cars i spent some time driving the track on a simulator last week and was really impressed with how flowing it wasformula e has introduced its third generation of cars this season with a huge emphasis on energy regeneration under braking when the drivers press the brake pedal the cars produces 600 kilowatts of energy which is put back into the battery to help them go even furtherthe hyderabad track has some fast sections alongside the lake but there are crucially some good braking zones which will help this energy regeneration and also provide some overtaking opportunities during the racei was heavily involved with the formula 1 grand prix in delhi which ran from 2011 to 2013 and was a real boost to the sport in our countryin a country like india where you have one dominant sport in cricket its always a challenge for other sports to carve out a space for themselves but hopefully the spectacle this weekend will draw the fans inthe racing thus far in the opening three races of the formula e season has been entertaining to watch with lots of overtaking amongst a high quality field of driversin both mexico city and diriyah where the three races were held pascal wehrlein and