Formula E will soon overtake Formula 1 as the most popular category of motorsport, according to Jaguar Racing chairman Gerd Mauser.

The all-electric championship is on the verge of entering its fifth season and has gone from strength-to-strength due t𝕴o the unpredictable nature of its races and entertaining on-track action around street circuits at major world-wide cit꧒ies across the opening four campaigns.

An increased push towards electrification on the roadওs has already helped the series attract major car manufacturers including Renault, Audi, BMW and Jaguar, while the likes of Nissan, Mercedes and Porsche will boost Formula E’s grid in the coming years.

Speaking at the British manufacturer’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:official car launch in London ahead of the🐽 2018/19 campaign, Mauser praised the development and excitement of Formula E, which has already seen four dif𝓰ferent drivers’ crowned champion in four seasons.

“We are very satisfied with the development of Formula E - it i꧒s very exci꧟ting, very interesting races,” Mauser said.

“It’s 💯absolutely not boring. If yoꦕu compare to Formula 1, you watch the start on Sunday and then you fall asleep, wake up and say ‘is it Vettel or Hamilton [who won]?’. This is totally different to Formula E, which has lots of action.

“Formula E had six different winners last season, you don’t have that in Formula 1,” he added. “The top 15 in the timesheets are often🔯 within one second, which is also a big difference to Formuꦅla 1.

“[In the coming years] we will have nine OEM’s on the grid which I think in the history of motorsport has never been seen before. This is really s💟ensational.”

The upcoming season - which begins in Saudi Arabia on December 15 - will mark the introduction of a new specification car, dubbed the ‘Gen2’, which features increased power modes and battery ꦗstorage that will eliminateও the need for the mid-race car swaps that have been part of races since Formula E’s inception in 2014.

Mauser claimed Formula E has grown at an increase of “48 percent year𝔉 over year” and has already surpassed MotoGP in terms of average TV viewing figures per race.

“Formula E is the fastest growing series in the world at the moment,” he explained. “Last༺ season 338 millio🙈n people watched Formula E.

“This is a 48 per🃏cent year over year iﷺncrease and if this growth continues it won’t take too long to overtake Formula 1. We already surpassed MotoGP on a race average basis.”