Lack of funding left region on Formula E starting grid
Formula E will not be coming to Birmingham in 2020 after the sport's governing body revealed it will be holding the season finale double-header around the streets of London.
It will be the first time a Formula E race has been held in the UK since 2016, when it was also in London.
Although the news was not unexpected, the failure is a blow to the Mayor because his 2017 election manifesto said he would "develop plans for a world-class Electric Superprix on the streets of Birmingham, to promote the West Midlands automotive industry... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
