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20th August 2014, 07:04 #1
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Formula E
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115446
wow look at this lineup of drivers
that's a pretty strong group of drivers. 15 out of the 20 are former F1 drivers, including trulli and heidfeld, and a few others who have accomplished themselves in indycar
so this is the "other " F1 series
I'll watch it simply for the drivers
and the cars look pretty as wellLast edited by truefan72; 20th August 2014 at 07:06.
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20th August 2014, 11:25 #2
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It is certainly a decent line-up. Even DTM doesn't have that many washed-up F1 drivers these days
Formula E looks like it could have been a good series. But they decided that drivers would have to swap cars half way through each race, presumably just to emphasise the main drawback of electric cars. And then this
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20th August 2014, 19:52 #3
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lol, yes that vote thing is certainly a ridiculous stunt.
and if it becomes the difference in a race win then that result should have an asterix
but I suppose they want to get the fans involved. It is the wrong way to go about it. \Probably better paddock access, perhaps social media Q&A sessions and an awesome live stream package would have been enough. As a fan, i have no desire to be involved in the outcome of the race
so, thanks for pointing that foolishness out. I hope they reconsider it.you can't argue with results.
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20th August 2014, 12:50 #4
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I don't understand the car swap either, but I'll certainly be watching. I do like street circuits anyway, so the fact that all the tracks will be temporary ones is a big draw. The sound will take some getting used to though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqMKOa0Gbcw
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20th August 2014, 18:14 #5
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I don't think the batteries will go the full race and they can't recharge them fast enough yet. Eventually they will get there. I fly electric RC planes and our charge rates on some batteries have gone from over an hour down to eight minutes, so there is lots of progress.
Personally I find the car change to be fake, phony and pretentious. I'de rather see them run two short heats with enough time between to recharge the original car, or swap out the battery. Changing the whole car in the middle of the race is just plain weird.
Having said that, we'de better get used to these cars because they are probably the future. I don't really object to the sound or anything. Flying electric RC I have come to appreciate the sound. That, and none of us complained about how our slot cars sounded when we were growing up.
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20th August 2014, 19:57 #6
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well said,
But i think the car swap is needed. Also considering that they say it should take about 90 seconds to swap and go, seems ok. Especially since all teams will do it and LMS cars take that long anyway when swapping drivers etc. Yeah the sound will get a bit of getting used to, but I think the technology will come when they integrate conventional sound in there. If F! games and sims can do it, then it might not be to far in the future to get some kind of program up and running that simulates more of a growl with the carsyou can't argue with results.
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20th August 2014, 23:09 #7
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Yeah, but that would be fake too. I don't like anything in racing to be faked. I hate the whole DRS thing. I hated the idea of the F1 megaphones and bringing back titanium skid blocks to improve "the show." I don't want to watch a "show." I want to see racing.
Racing is spectacular enough without having to artificially make it better. The best way to have real racing is to keep the racing real.
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Doc,
what is the difference between swaping cars or filling in gas like in F1?
None. In fact, it is safer and because of the minimum time just.
As for the drivers, don't forget that some of these guys would deserve an F1 drive anytime. They either sat on the wrong car in F1 or didn't have the money to continue.
Sure, all cars are the same for the moment but that makes it for more open battle.
Right now Formula e is more existing to watch than Formula 1, even if I am not wanting to compare both series. I love both.
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20th August 2014, 13:55 #9
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The is a surprising lineup of drivers. Hopefully it will be worth watching.
On a related note, I do think Formula E has already reached some of the intended target audience. I know of a couple friends/acquaintances that know I am an avid F1 fan, but they have never showed much interest. At least a couple of them are now waiting to watch Formula E, as they are the "green" type. My neighbor also knew more about he schedule than I did, though he also likes Formula 1.
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20th August 2014, 14:08 #10
Not read up a huge amount on the series but certainly interested by it. Are all the cars to the same spec? Certainly looks that way from the timings with 10 drivers covered by 1 second
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