Britis♏h billionaire and DS Virgin Racing team owner Sir Richard Branson believes that Formula E will overtake Formula 1 in the next decade, leading the way for energy technology in the automotive ꦑindustry.

ꦕBranson previously enjoyed involvement in F1 firstly as a sponsor with Brawn before setting up his own Virgin Racing team that went on to become Marussia an﷽d then Manor.

The British businessman behind tꦚhe Virgin brand set up his own Formula E team upon the inception of the series in 2014, and linked up with French manufacturer DS the following year.

, Branson repeated his claim made in 2015 that Formula E would one day surpass F1, predi🌞cting it would happen in the next decade.

"It’s been incredibly exciting. It’s growing very rapidly, every se🧸ason they’re bringing in new initiatives," Branson said.

"I’m willing to forecast that 10 years from now, if Formula 1 continue in their current way, I thin𝐆k Formula E will overtake it.

“And so it should, because the world should be powered by clean cars. We’ve all got to weaꦕn ourselves off dirty cars, and Formula E can lead the way in that.”

Branson has long been an advocate for 🐼cleaner and mo🐈re renewable energy sources, and feels Formula E has been helping this charge by improving the perception of electric.

"Formula E has done a lot to raise awareness of things like climate change. We’re in a position to inspire people from both race fans to governments to play their part in tackling ♎things like climate change," Branson said.

“The team really wants to൲ use it to accelerate initiatives that help the world achieve the goals of Paris Climate Accord. It’s just a fantastic platform to shine a light of advancing technologies in electronic vehicles.

“And also to show the world electric 🍸cars aren’t slow and boring, but they’re cool and fun. And sustainable.”