June 4, 2022, was a sweltering day, even for Jakarta standards. Temperatures on that Saturday were reported to reach 33 degrees Celsius and the humidity rarely dropped below 90 percent. Still, the roads leading towards Ancol were a bit extra congested. It was, of course, the day of the Jakarta ePrix, and a flood of race enthusiasts and proud Jakartans flocked the newly-built Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit.
The occasion marked the first FIA-sanctioned race in Indonesia since 2006 and
