Once the morning haze had burned off, Cape Town’s scenery was suffused by a resplendent azure sky. A solitary puffball of cloud remained perched atop Table Mountain, a cotton-candy feast, while the sun gifted the waves at Mouille Point Beach with a glittering veil as they crashed onto the sand under the heavy coastal breeze.
Everyone in the paddock loved being in South Africa. Green Point and the adjacent Victoria & Albert Waterfront offered a near-perfect blend of natural landmarks and developed infrastructure, featuring restored and repurposed buildings hinting at the nation’s colonial past. Home driver Kelvin van der Linde reckoned that Cape Town’s hosting of a Formula E race was a “big deal” for South Africa, particularly as its last world championship single-seater race was nearly 30 years ago at Kyalami, when Alain Prost scooped the 1993 season-opening South African Grand Prix.
