Ferrari planning Formula E entry?
Well if you thought BMW was a surprise...
That has been seen already with the LaFerrari, but it now seems that we can expect more Ferraris to harness EV tech. And how better to advance the technology than with motorsport?
However, unlike BMW, Jaguar and Audi, Ferrari's official entry appears a little way off. Motor1 is reporting that a full factory effort is unlikely before 2022, though Ferrari could provide factory support to private teams sooner. Suggested examples are a Kaspersky Racing team - already an F1 sponsor, plus with a GT team with a 488 driven by Giancarlo Fisichella - or as a Fiat branded outfit. This would follow the pattern set by BMW with a few seasons supporting another team (BMW's being MS Amlin Andretti) before committing to a solo effort.
Interestingly Formula E boss Alejandro Agag hasn't commented on the rumours yet, adding only that he thought "it was time Mr Marchionne and I met". It would be quite a coup to have Ferrari involved in the sport, wouldn't it? The move would surely bring a lot more fans to the series as well. And finally, it's hardly like Ferrari made a hash of its first hybrid effort, so will be fascinating to see where the road cars go with additional expertise. We'll be following this one with interest...
I think F1 is more of a spectacle though, through noise, speed and pomp....which sadly is just fluff....the focus of the show should be the racing, and then add the fluff on to suit.....imo...
I find it hard to watch the F-E cars bump and scrape down a straight at visually slow speeds with sound effects, crowd noise, commentary and music drowning out the electric-whine... (and that's from someone who quite likes the jet-like whine of some of the modern EV 'super cars')
I think F1 is more of a spectacle though, through noise, speed and pomp....which sadly is just fluff....the focus of the show should be the racing, and then add the fluff on to suit.....imo...
I find it hard to watch the F-E cars bump and scrape down a straight at visually slow speeds with sound effects, crowd noise, commentary and music drowning out the electric-whine... (and that's from someone who quite likes the jet-like whine of some of the modern EV 'super cars')
I think F1 is more of a spectacle though, through noise, speed and pomp....which sadly is just fluff....the focus of the show should be the racing, and then add the fluff on to suit.....imo...
I think, like some with the BTCC, no matter how good it is some/many people will simply refuse to get on board for whatever reason. That's fine, but there is no need to exert so much energy knocking it.
Pull somebody out from under a rock, stick them in front of an F1 race, an FE raceday and a BTCC raceday and I'd be fairly confident in how they'd rank them. This is coming from somebody who would watch all 3 quite happily, but would be even happier sat on the bank of Quarry watching 40+ saloons etc club racing at Castle Combe.
The rate of development is presumably going to be one hell of a lot quicker than it was for the internal combustion engine in terms or racing.
They did dabble with some back in 2009, but I think they were quietly ushered out the range over time.
I think all involved parties are very unlikely to allow it to fail, even if it was struggling. Like it or not the future is more than likely electric racing.
Short of the highly unlikely event of a number of teams forming an entirely new series, Formula E looks like the only likely alternative to F1, and seems to be attracting Manufacturers at a rate that Liberty can only dream of.
I think all involved parties are very unlikely to allow it to fail, even if it was struggling. Like it or not the future is more than likely electric racing.
It's going to be interesting to watch either way
Who knows?
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