One of the two calendar clashes between Formula E and the World Endurance Championship could be averted next season with a possible change to the Monaco E-Prix date - and that has big implications for one of the series' biggest names.

The Monaco date could be put back to the first weekend of May, over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of that month. This could mean that a clash with WEC's 6 Hours of Spa would be resolved, but the back-to-back element of the calendar would remain as the Berlin E-Prix stays on the weekend of 8/9 May.

The Race understands that the possible change is not in deference to resolving the clash explicitly but more a practical change, as there is another big non-sporting event in the Principality over the weekend of the 15/16 May, the original date that was submitted to the FIA last month.

Should the move be confirmed, it could mean Sebastien Buemi is able to continue his Formula E career with Envision Racing. The 2016 champion was set to miss as many as four races with the initial schedule, as he has to give priority to his long-term WEC employer, Toyota Racing.

Buemi said in Shanghai last week that he was hopeful of a potential change to the calendar.

Envision and its managing director Sylvain Filippi, are believed to consider sticking with Buemi if there is only a single clash next season, as the Shanghai FE and Interlagos WEC congestion in July could allow Buemi to reprise his 2025 stance of racing for Envision and skip one WEC round, and Toyota run two drivers only, as they did that season, or possibly call up a junior driver.

Speaking to The Race in Shanghai last week, Formula E CEO, Jeff Dodds, insinuated that an amendment to the Monaco race could transpire.

“The process for approving a calendar is this: we submit a calendar to the FIA, it goes to the World Motor Sport Council for approval,” said Dodds.

“The calendar we announced last month had been sent to the FIA and was approved by them. If we wanted to change the Monaco date, and perhaps that is a live conversation, that change would not be ratified until it was sent to the FIA and approved by the World Motor Sport Council.

“They only just met; I think the next one is September or October time. So, even if we wanted to, and perhaps there has been a suggestion that there’s potential to move something, it still needs to be ratified. So, until that happens, there is no move.”

Nyck de Vries, who could also be compromised by the clashes, is believed to have less pressure via his Formula E employer, Mahindra Racing. The 2021 Formula E champion is highly likely to stay at the team for the Gen4 period.