Quote Originally Posted by anfield5 View Post
2. I couldn't get into watching silent 'car' buzzing around deserted streets. The noise of motorsport is one of the reasons people watch, this is surreal.
I fly super badass RC electric planes so I guess I am used to the sound and it doesn't offend me. I actually like the fact you can hear the commentators much better, and understand what they are saying better. When you get older noises tend to all run together, and an F1 telecast sounds like a lot of mush.

Plus drivers having to swap cars at half distance is a wee bit of a joke.
Totally agree, but maybe once they start developing the cars and power systems next year we will get closer to going full distance on one battery. That, or they need to find a way to change a battery out quickly and safely, or recharge them quickly and safely.

Personally I think now that the technology is being raced, now we will see some real progress. We should have been doing this in the 70s when it became beyond all doubt that petrol supply was going to be a problem. We would have great electric cars, even long distance electric road cars, if we had started back then.