Extreme E has two paddocks. The first is the rows of khaki-coloured tents at the race site that include the nine team garages and outside broadcast centre, and which looks rather like the set of M*A*S*H. The other is floating nearby.
The 105-metre St Helena is a 32-year-old former Royal Mail ship which has been expensively refitted to transport all the championship’s cars and logistical equipment. With 62 cabins, it also hosts drivers, VIPs and senior personnel during race week. The St Helena’s engines are not electric, but they have been converted to run on low sulphur diesel. It keeps the championship’s carbon footprint much lower than if the cars were flown to each round, as happens with other motor sports.