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Re: Formula E

#11

Post by yareally »

mehwoot wrote: post #8
qwerta wrote: post #2

Original Formula 1 was ruined by restrictions on maximal engine performance, acceleration... even tyres are dictated. In result cars are practically identical and race is very boring. By reading article Formula E is going to have similar limitations. It is very sad, we just lost technological race where victory would be won by innovation. > During the race, the cars are forced into a power-saving mode of 133 kW (180…

Are you serious? When was the last time you watched a Formula 1 race? It was boring because there weren't any restrictions, and so the best teams were so far ahead the races just became a procession. That and the high downforce setups being badly affected by running behind other cars, coupled with tires that didn't wear out much, made overtaking almost non existent. In the last 6 seasons, we've had 4 championships de…

I'd have to agree. Although I'm not quite an avid Formula One race fan, people have said similar things about other sports that place uniform restrictions on all participants and as far as I know has not hurt the sports at all. American football (NFL) has a cap and while it has not equalized the teams in every sense, it at least made the amount each team may spend on players the same. I'd say it has also increased the likelihood an underdog will have a shot at winning the Super Bowl.

Re: Formula E

#12

Post by kwikshot »

qwerta wrote: post #2

Original Formula 1 was ruined by restrictions on maximal engine performance, acceleration... even tyres are dictated. In result cars are practically identical and race is very boring. By reading article Formula E is going to have similar limitations. It is very sad, we just lost technological race where victory would be won by innovation. > During the race, the cars are forced into a power-saving mode of 133 kW (180…

That's a load of crap. Vettel wins every race only because Red Bull have the best car.

Re: Formula E

#14

Post by buster »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #4

>> "The schedule is set to include London, Berlin, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Beijing, Bangkok, and Purtrajaya, as well as stateside races in Los Angeles and Miami. " The fact that this is run completely on street circuits will hurt it. Over taking is incredibly difficult on street circuits and that will turn most people away from it.

Seems like they can temporarily boost the horsepower to overtake.

For me, it's exciting, i will definitely try to attend a race in my city :)

Re: Formula E

#15

Post by qwerta »

mehwoot wrote: post #8
qwerta wrote: post #2

Original Formula 1 was ruined by restrictions on maximal engine performance, acceleration... even tyres are dictated. In result cars are practically identical and race is very boring. By reading article Formula E is going to have similar limitations. It is very sad, we just lost technological race where victory would be won by innovation. > During the race, the cars are forced into a power-saving mode of 133 kW (180…

Are you serious? When was the last time you watched a Formula 1 race? It was boring because there weren't any restrictions, and so the best teams were so far ahead the races just became a procession. That and the high downforce setups being badly affected by running behind other cars, coupled with tires that didn't wear out much, made overtaking almost non existent. In the last 6 seasons, we've had 4 championships de…

Formula 1 was also technological race, that is now gone. Why should top teams invest into innovation anymore?

F1 today is just street race with oddly shaped cars.

Re: Formula E

#16

Post by mehwoot »

qwerta wrote: post #15
mehwoot wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you serious? When was the last time you watched a Formula 1 race? It was boring because there weren't any restrictions, and so the best teams were so far ahead the races just became a procession. That and the high downforce setups being badly affected by running behind other cars, coupled with tires that didn't wear out much, made overtaking almost non existent. In the last 6 seasons, we've had 4 championships de…

Formula 1 was also technological race, that is now gone. Why should top teams invest into innovation anymore? F1 today is just street race with oddly shaped cars.

If that's the case, explain to me how the Red Bull car is 6 seconds a lap faster around Spa than the Caterham car, when they have exactly the same Renault engine and the same pirelli tires.

Did Caterham forget to turn their engine into fast mode? Or is there maybe some technology somewhere in that Red Bull car to justify their roughly $300 million budget.

Re: Formula E

#17

Post by pjc50 »

Well, people are being suprisingly negative about this; my opinion is that it's a very good thing for the image of the electric car. Especially if it gets shown on TV. It can bust all of the "slow", "unmacho" negative stereotypes.

There will probably be ongoing changes in the technology regulations; there always are.

Re: Formula E

#18

Post by hazz »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #4

>> "The schedule is set to include London, Berlin, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Beijing, Bangkok, and Purtrajaya, as well as stateside races in Los Angeles and Miami. " The fact that this is run completely on street circuits will hurt it. Over taking is incredibly difficult on street circuits and that will turn most people away from it.

I think choosing street circuits was a great decision. The two street circuits in F1 (Monaco and Singapore) are highly regarded by both the fans and drivers as being exciting and challenging races. On top of this, the possibility of a race running through "your city" has the potential to draw audiences far greater than that of F1.

Re: Formula E

#20

Post by lumberjack »

Would anyone like to speculate on the reason why they would rather, the teams switched cars, instead of switching batteries?

It does not seem like the kind of decision that would catalyze innovation feasible for the consumer market.

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