• E1 is an all-electric powerboat championship that debuted in 2024. • Celebrity team owners include Tom Brady, Will Smith, Rafael Nadal, and Steve Aoki. • Qualified teams will compete in this season's final race on Saturday in Miami.
It's like F1 but on water.
Seventy-five years ago, race drivers ripped across the asphalt in Formula 1's first Grand Prix, marking the beginning of a lavish global competition.
Now, a Rolodex of celebrities and renowned athletes is helping usher in a new version, this time featuring eco-conscious electric speed boats.
It's called E1.
If you happened to be in Jeddah in January or Lagos last month, you may have seen the brightly colored boats — called RaceBirds — slicing through open water at almost 60 mph.
"When you step in these boats, you feel like

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