REFILE - CORRECTING NATIONALITY Formula E - Berlin ePrix, Berlin, Germany, 21/05/16. Swiss driver Simona De Silvestro of Team Andretti attends the qualifying. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
LONDON: Formula E, the world's first fully electric car racing series, is planning a virtual race in Las Vegas next January with a likely US$1mil (RM3.99mil) jackpot for the winner.
Series chief executive Alejandro Agag told Reuters on June 21 that the event, pitting regular race drivers against a handful of fans on simulators, could even become a round of the regular championship in future.
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