India hosts its first ever first-ever Formula E-Prix, the electric equivalent of a Formula 1 race kicked off in Hyderabad on Feb 11th before it tours off to Cape Town and Brazil. In this episode host, Arijit Barman travels to Hyderabad, the 30th pitstop for Formula E as he goes BTS on how motor racing is putting sustainability on the fast track. Featuring single-seater, electrically powered Formula E cars with batteries charged by solar farms in the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and then fed to the grid, the event featured teams such as Maserati MSG Racing, Tag Heuer Porsche, Neom McLaren, Avalanche Andretti, DS Penske, ABT Cupra, NIO 333 and Envision Racing as well as Mahindra Formula E and Jaguar TCS from the Tata Group. Credits: ABB Formula E, NEOM and Mahindra Racing,    

We spoke to:

Leading teams:NEOM McLaren, Mahindra Formula E and Tag Heaur Porsche 
- Ian James - Team Principal of the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team and Managing Director of NEOM McLaren Electric Racing;
- Florian Modlinger - Director Factory Motorsport Formula E at TAG Heuer Porsche
- Frederic Bertrand, CEO & Team Principal - Mahindra Racing

Event organizers and promotors:

- Dilbagh Gill, CEO - Ace Nxt Gen; 
- Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty - Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Greenko Group; 
- Mahesh Kolli - Founder, President & Joint Managing Director - Greenko Group

You can follow our host Arijit Barman on his social media: Twitter and Linkedin

India hosts its first ever first-ever Formula E-Prix, the electric equivalent of a Formula 1 race kicked off in Hyderabad on Feb 11th before it tours off to Cape Town and Brazil. In this episode host, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/etreporter/author-arijit-barman-16028.cms">Arijit Barman</a> travels to Hyderabad, the 30th pitstop for Formula E as he goes BTS on how motor racing is putting sustainability on the fast track. Featuring single-seater, electrically powered Formula E cars with batteries charged by solar farms in the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and then fed to the grid, the event featured teams such as <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/19821c93-f115-41fb-af4f-80831a91afef/maserati-msg-racing">Maserati MSG Racing</a>, <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/feb6762c-ae66-4c8e-a892-f958d6f7e774/tag-heuer-porsche-formula-e-team">Tag Heuer Porsche</a>, <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/0176f3e2-1247-494d-9a8d-b0950437ee8f/neom-mclaren-formula-e-team">Neom McLaren</a>, <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/7be26d55-b77f-437a-a2ab-cf9f7e31e227/avalanche-andretti-formula-e">Avalanche Andretti</a>, <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/e05ede6d-d065-497b-a298-85afeeeb2ab1/ds-penske">DS Penske</a>, <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/c57e46c4-8163-44f6-9c0d-b74579d51000/abt-cupra-formula-e-team">ABT Cupra</a>, <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/95ef8ea2-df90-4606-8e94-43492359f61c/nio-333-racing">NIO 333</a> and <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/c63aedad-a141-4ebc-9794-41a37909ef0c/envision-racing">Envision Racing</a> as well as <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/fa97d2e7-02ca-4983-a930-4fdaa245a852/mahindra-racing">Mahindra Formula E</a> and <a href="https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams/05dab754-2899-411b-9c4e-72311a36cc9c/jaguar-tcs-racing">Jaguar TCS</a> from the Tata Group. Credits: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSn5l4CRyP4">ABB Formula E</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUwgiWzl-0s">NEOM</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rkbopOSD8I">Mahindra Racing</a>,    
We spoke to:
Leading teams:NEOM McLaren, Mahindra Formula E and Tag Heaur Porsche  <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ian-james-a51b2014">- Ian James - Team Principal of the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team and Managing Director of NEOM McLaren Electric Racing</a>; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/florianmodlinger/?hl=en">- Florian Modlinger - Director Factory Motorsport Formula E at TAG Heuer Porsche</a>  - <a href="https://ch.linkedin.com/in/frederic-bertrand-2b156912/en">Frederic Bertrand, CEO &amp; Team Principal - Mahindra Racing</a> 
Event organizers and promotors: - <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dilbaghgill">Dilbagh Gill, CEO - Ace Nxt Gen</a>;  - <a href="https://greenkogroup.com/IR2018-19/management-team.php">Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty - Founder, Chief Executive Officer &amp; Managing Director, Greenko Group</a>;  - <a href="https://greenkogroup.com/IR2018-19/management-team.php">Mahesh Kolli - Founder, President &amp; Joint Managing Director - Greenko Group</a> You can follow our host Arijit Barman on his social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/arijitbarman76">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arijit-barman-7233a129/">Linkedin</a>

Laying bare the business side of all the sports we love - directly from the ones who know it best. CEOs, Coaches, Players, and Agents break it down for you - dazzling deals, broken promises, contracts and conflicts --- on the field and off it, in board rooms. Negotiation masterstrokes or the brutal war over rights - this is the Business of Sports.

Laying bare the business side of all the sports we love - directly from the ones who know it best. CEOs, Coaches, Players, and Agents break it down for you - dazzling deals, broken promises, contracts and conflicts --- on the field and off it, in board rooms. Negotiation masterstrokes or the brutal war over rights - this is the Business of Sports.

Laying bare the business side of all the sports we love - it is game time with Business of Sports.

Business of Sports

The Indian sports industry spend surpassed Rs 9,500 crore in 2021 and is set to post strong growth. Development is taking place on several fronts. PEs, VCs and SPACs are joining the financing bandwagon. Technology and data continue to gain prominence in sports. Mushrooming of professional sports leagues and record-breaking deals, be it auctions, sponsorships, or partnerships.

ET Business of Sports is where industry insiders and decision-makers talk about the business that goes on behind the scenes of your favourite sports. Audio on. Game on.

The Indian sports industry spend surpassed Rs 9,500 crore in 2021 and is set to post strong growth. Development is taking place on several fronts. PEs, VCs and SPACs are joining the financing bandwagon. Technology and data continue to gain prominence in sports. Mushrooming of professional sports leagues and record-breaking deals, be it auctions, sponsorships, or partnerships.
ET Business of Sports is where industry insiders and decision-makers talk about the business that goes on behind the scenes of your favourite sports. Audio on. Game on.

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