Formula E visits Pope Francis ahead of Rome E-Prix
FIA Formula E Championship representatives visited Pope Francis on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Rome E-Prix.
FE CEO Alejandro Agag was joined by ACI President Angelo Sticchi Damiani and a selection of drivers and team personnel who received an Apostolic Blessing before attending the papal audience at Santa Marta.
The official FE championship car was also brought to Vatican City, with reigning champion Lucas di Grassi, Renault e.dams’ Nico Prost, NIO’s Luca Filippi and Venturi’s Maro Engel among the drivers to share images of the meeting on social media.
FIA Formula E Championship representatives visited Pope Francis on Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Rome E-Prix.
FE CEO Alejandro Agag was joined by ACI President Angelo Sticchi Damiani and a selection of drivers and team personnel who received an Apostolic Blessing before attending the papal audience at Santa Marta.
The official FE championship car was also brought to Vatican City, with reigning champion Lucas di Grassi, Renault e.dams’ Nico Prost, NIO’s Luca Filippi and Venturi’s Maro Engel among the drivers to share images of the meeting on social media.
The all-electric series will race around the streets of Rome for the first time ever this weekend, with the seventh round of the 2017/2018 season taking place at the second-longest track on the calendar, the Circuito Cittadino dell’EUR street circuit.
Our drivers just met with Pope Francis this morning ! What an amazing experience before #RomeEprix, thank you for your time. pic.twitter.com/cblWARDZ7A
— RENAULT e.dams (@RENAULTedams) April 11, 2018
Thank you, your Holiness. Once in a lifetime experience at the Vatican today #Blessed #RomeEprix #PopeFrancis pic.twitter.com/an3GiN9XCC
— Maro Engel (@MaroEngel) April 11, 2018
Today I had the honour to receive the blessing from His Holiness Pope Francis. I never thought this it would have been possible.
— Luca Filippi (@LucaFilippiLF) April 11, 2018
Thanks @FIAFormulaE
Oggi ho avuto l’onore di ricevere la benedizione di Sua Santità Papa Francesco, un’emozione incredibile. pic.twitter.com/n37Yn4Jwri
Such an honour to visit the Vatican and Pope Francis this morning with the entire @FIAFormulaE family #blessed pic.twitter.com/FM6I6d8V10
— Audi Formula E (@audiformulae) April 11, 2018
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