Formula E season to resume in August with six-race stint in Berlin!

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Formula E will resume its 2019-20 season in August, with the series' champion decided by six races held in nine days at Berlin's Templehof Airport.

The all-electric series will take up its residency in Berlin on August 5 and conclude its campaign on August 13, with events held on three different track configurations around Tempelhof Airport and four of the six races taking place mid-week.

Formula E 's current campaign started in Saudi Arabia back in November 2019 and was followed by three rounds in Santiago, Chile, Mexico City and Marrakesh before the series was ground to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic.

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"Since taking action to suspend our season in March, we have emphasised a revised calendar which places the health and safety of our community first, represents Formula E’s distinct brand of city centre racing and offers an exciting conclusion to the compelling season of racing we had seen so far," said FE chief executive Jamie Reigle.

"We’re heading to Berlin Tempelhof, a venue that our teams, drivers and fans love, to stage a nine-day festival of racing with three back-to-back double-headers.

"The festival will feature three track layouts, presenting a new challenge and creating the conditions for an unpredictable and drama-filled climax to our season.

"The team at Formula E has been working incredibly hard over the past weeks to enable us to go racing again in Berlin."

All rounds will be held behind closed gates to comply with Germany's safety guidelines that remain in force until September and which will limit the site's population to 1000 people.

Championship leader and DS Techeetah charger Antonio Felix da Costa will attempt to pick up in Berlin where he left off last time out in Marrakesh in February.

The Portuguese driver currently enjoys an 11-point lead in the drivers' standings over Jaguar's Mitch Evans.

Two teams are set for changes this summer: Audi yet to nominate a successor to Daniel Abt who was fired by the manufacturer following his recent ringer ploy in the FE's virtual Race at Home Challenge, and Mahindra will need to fill the seat recently vacated by Pascal Wehrlein.

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Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.