Enthusiasm of Foreigners to Watch Formula E Race in Jakarta
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The Jakarta E-Prix or Formula E World Championship in Ancol, North Jakarta was not only enthusiastically welcomed by Indonesians but also foreigners.
I'm very excited
Harry, a foreigner from Greece who lives in Bali admitted that he had come to Jakarta to witness Formula E firsthand. For him, it was his new experience watching the electric mobile racing event.
Despite he did not know much about the profiles of the drivers, he supported the drivers of the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
Governor Anies Greets Jakarta E-Prix Spectators"I'm very excited. I've watched Formula 1 so far. For me, why not try the experience of watching Formula E," he expressed, Saturday (6/4).
He went on to say that it was a commitment with the world community to improve the quality of the environment which was deemed a movement to make an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
"We're trying to improve the environment and it's like a movement," he continued.
The same statement also came out from Matt, a foreigner from Scotland who supported the driver of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team Stoffel Vandoorne. He had followed Vandoorne's racing career since becoming a Formula 1 driver.
"This is my first time watching Formula E. Before I watched Formula 1 in Singapore," he stated.
He assessed that this electric car championship was momentum for an electric car and carbon emission reduction campaign that sent a message that the world was entering a new chapter. Where mobility no longer uses materials that leave pollution.
"I think that's how it should be and every sport should be more environmentally friendly," he added.
There was also another foreigner from Netherlands Chinthya who admitted that she had planned to watch the event while waiting for vacation time in Jakarta. the woman who has Indonesian blood from her mother supports all drivers who come from the Netherlands.
“That's the reason why I'm here. While reminiscing about the time I lived in Jakarta, even though my family is now in the Netherlands. I wish all the Dutch drivers to win," she said.
She advised the need for commitment and invited as many people as possible to take real action to adapt to climate change.
“Let's do a lot of things to save the environment. One of them is switching from gasoline-powered cars to electric-engined cars," she closed.
