Formula E

[Tazio]

They already have regenerative braking.

Of course what was I thinking

Watched it this morning, I thought the racing was pretty good!

Interesting how Heidfeld saved his juice to attack until the last lap, I think he could have had the win there...

Also interesting that the cars were able to follow each other closely without losing performance, unlike in F1.

Not keen on the sound trackside, but onboard where you can hear some revs from the motor and gear changes it's not so bad.

Still not keen on that car change mid race, surely they can get the things to last one race distance with time?

Maybe it would be better long term to have all the teams share the chassis but develop their own powertrains? I appreciate this would escalate costs but it would also force on the development of electric vehicles and give the engineers a real chance to flex their brain power.

I don't think anybody is keen on the car changes, including the organizers. Hopefully they will have a solution to that dilemma "with time". I did point out earlier in the thread that I thought the way they handle it was fair and equitable, and am actually curious how Heidfeld jumped 2 cars that pitted on the same lap he did.

[steveaki13]

and am actually curious how Heidfeld jumped 2 cars that pitted on the same lap he did.

He is quick Nick, so I guess he leapt out and ran to the other car quicker than the rest

[Tazio]

He is quick Nick, so I guess he leapt out and ran to the other car quicker than the rest

Yep 2 steps across the garage He may have got himself out of the first car much faster than the others, because he sure climbed out of the car after the crash pretty damn fast. But I am sincerely curious if maybe someone in front of him was pulling some kind of shenanigans trying to slow the car directly in front of Nick down. I don't have a recording so that is only an uneducated guess! Were the three line-a-stern when they came in?

[tommy2k8]

Hating the background music

I wonder if ITV are going to have ads. Maybe not otherwise they would have had one in the SC as in F1 back in the day

I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't!

[tommy2k8]

To the guy in this forum who talked about the TV pictures, they do need to improve it, but that's the worldwide stream, not ITV4's

[Mark]

I had to switch it off. The background music was awful. Why just why?

[tommy2k8]

I had to switch it off. The background music was awful. Why just why?

I'm surprised about the music too - but don't blame ITV4 because they don't have any control over that!

[RS]

I had to switch it off. The background music was awful. Why just why?

The reason is clearly because the cars don't make enough noise.

I don't like it either, but I didn't find it too intrusive tbh.

[schmenke]

Slowest formation lap ever

Yep, I hope the necessity for a formation lap is reconsidered for future events.

[Mark]

Isn't the idea of the formation lap to warm the brakes and tyres? That's just as important for electric cars.