Lotterer hits back at Horner’s Formula E criticism

Andre Lotterer has responded to claims Christian Horner made about Formula E in which he said electric motorsport has “no passion” and “no atmosphere”.

The criticism from Horner came on the OMR podcast when he said: “Electric motorsport doesn’t work, it doesn’t take people with it. There’s no noise, there’s no passion. And there’s no atmosphere either. You now see manufacturers pulling out of the championship again.”

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Porsche driver Lotterer, who has a sole Formula 1 start to his name having taken part in the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix for Caterham, acknowledged the challenge facing Formula E to bring it to prominence having joined the series in 2017.

The all-electric championship is now in its eighth season and Nyck de Vries became its first official FIA-recognised World Champion last year.

Lotterer, a three-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, said there have been big strides made in Formula E in his time there – and he sees it as a good thing that Horner would discuss it, even though FE and F1 are not comparable.

“I quickly understood the going is tough and the challenge is very big. The championship has a future and there are not many alternatives for manufacturers to present e-mobility,” Lotterer told reporters, quoted by Speedweek.

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