The return of motor racing to London looked like a fanciful dream before the arrival of Formula E. Yet motor racing did come back, though the tale of its re-establishment in the capital with a firm FE fixture on the international calendar at ExCeL in Docklands is a tortuous one that involves its former home at Crystal Palace.
The long-defunct parkland circuit in south London fits into the protracted and winding FE narrative three times over. It was on the long list when the series started looking for a venue in the capital, was revisited as
