Formula E star Alexander Sims is so green-fingered that he is building himself his own eco-house. An invitation to join the all-electric series was a match made in heaven for London-born Sims, who has been adapting his life to become more environmentally friendly for over a decade.
This weekend he races in his first-ever home E-Prix at London's ExCel Centre - a venue he has only ever attended before to watch Grand Designs Live.
And that perhaps helped with the inspiration behind his biggest project away from motorsport, as he looks to turn his converted barn in Warwickshire into a home he can be proud of. "It doesn't need much modernising, it is a converted barn and most of the house is pretty good," Sims said. "But it has LPG boilers and I
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