The historical top scorer of the Ivory Coast soccer team, Didier drogba, was the guest of honor at the start of the eighth season of ABB FIA Formula E World Championship which was disputed in Riyadh Street Circuit.
“I think it is a sport that will develop. In the past years we have been talking about sustainability and the environment and this sport is showing that everything is almost zero carbon, it’s a great thing that pushes people to go in that direction and coming here is a great advertising for sport; I am very happy to be here”, mentioned the ex-soccer player of the Chelsea and Olympique de Marseille.
“I think it’s very important when you see the damage that our planet has suffered, it’s a good sign for the world to say ‘yes, if we can enjoy our cars, but they can be sustainable Y ecofriendly‘. It’s very important,” he emphasized.
Drogba, de 43 years old, lived with the current champion of the Formula E, the dutch Nyck de Vries (Mercedes), who was crowned in the first night race of this campaign of the electric car series.
“I met him a while ago and he was so relaxed, but at the same time super concentrated. He explained to me about his car, every detail, how to concentrate, I would like to compare it with how we prepare ourselves to our matches, analyzing the position of the team, your performance, how you ready for a game. Is he champion and I think he’s going to try defend his title”, he mentioned.
The legendary ivory recalled the first time he visited Saudi Arabia. “It is not my first visit, I was here before the world Cup, the national team qualified for the world Cup for the first time in many years. I was here with Ronaldo, Figo, Totti, Roberto Carlos, all together to participate in this event, it is my second time here and yes, I have some friends”, he recalled.
“Unfortunately the first time I came was for just 24 hours, so I didn’t have much time to visit, it was a good occasion to say that would love to return and get to know the country better. I am very proud of all the changes, what is happening right now is showing Another face from the country to the world. Have an event like Formula E here shows a lot what the kingdom wants to achieve in the next years“, I consider.
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