Berlin’s Formula E race is set to change venue ahead of its third edition in June after the city senate voted against keeping it in a downtown location.
Berlin featured on the first Formula E calendar back in 2015, hosting a race around the site of the disused Tempelhof Airport.
When the site was turned into a refugee camp following the migrant crisis that hit Europe last year, an alternative location was found in the city center.
A circuit was constructed in downtown Berlin around Strausberger Platz and using Karl-Marx-Allee, with the race and location proving popular for the Formula E fraternity.
However, the race caused disruption for local residents, prompting city officials to vote against the event staying in the same location for its third edition on June 10.
“We are in constant dialogue and cooperating with local authorities to determine the final location of the race and are thankful for the continued interest and support shown from the mayor to host a race in the city of Berlin,” a spokesman from Formula E told NBC Sports.
This is not the first time that Formula E has been forced to change the location of a race due to local pressure, with the London ePrix dropping off the calendar at the end of season two after multiple court battles to keep the event at Battersea Park.