Formula E 2017-18
Discussion
corozin said:
I accidentally (or more accurately, unfortunately) caught a bit of the Uruguay round on ITV4 last night.
I thought this stuff was being hyped up as "exciting". Jeez about as exciting as watching a wall painting competition. And now not only do the cars all sound like big scalextrics, but with Uruguay the circuit is like one a a child built out of scalextric track as well.
What a shocking, s
tty mess. And to think the FIA are aiming to ruin World RX in 2020 by moving them all to electrics as well...
RX electric cars are going to be great. More torque and more power than the IC equivalents. It's pretty much the perfect formula for electric cars and could be a lifeline to tracks suffering from noise issues like Lydden.I thought this stuff was being hyped up as "exciting". Jeez about as exciting as watching a wall painting competition. And now not only do the cars all sound like big scalextrics, but with Uruguay the circuit is like one a a child built out of scalextric track as well.
What a shocking, s
tty mess. And to think the FIA are aiming to ruin World RX in 2020 by moving them all to electrics as well...
Kraken said:
Not necessarily because it's electric though. I've seen many close races in petrol powered series that have left me thinking so what? It's a complex issue and I think a lot of it is to do with whether we have vested interests in the drivers taking part.
I think its the circuits. They make them deliberately narrow to mask the relatively poor performance of these cars, and the locations are just ugly - the back end of an ASDA car park marked out by construction bollards does not make for interesting viewing.Copied & pasted from another site 
Formula E driver and reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi has been on the receiving end of one of the strangest racing penalties ever seen. Following his drive to second place at the recent Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the Audi Sport team driver was called before the stewards and punished for wearing the wrong underpants.
In most high level racing series, all of the clothing items a driver wears in his car have to meet certain strict regulations. Generally this centres on their fire resistance so that, in case there is an incident where the car bursts into flames, the driver has enough time to escape the car before suffering any burns to their skin. This doesn't just cover the driver's overalls, but anything they may wear. As a result of the hot weather conditions over the course the race weekend di Grassi opted for a pair of dry unsanctioned pants rather than using an older, but sanctioned, saturated pair.
Although it's not clear how the underwear came to the attention of the stewards, he was nevertheless found to be in breach of Formula E's international sporting code after the race. The stewards fined him €10,000 (£8,750) but allowed him to keep his finishing position. To add insult to injury, as it was a breach of safety regulations, di Grassi also had three penalty points added to his race licence.
Formula E driver and reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi has been on the receiving end of one of the strangest racing penalties ever seen. Following his drive to second place at the recent Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the Audi Sport team driver was called before the stewards and punished for wearing the wrong underpants.
In most high level racing series, all of the clothing items a driver wears in his car have to meet certain strict regulations. Generally this centres on their fire resistance so that, in case there is an incident where the car bursts into flames, the driver has enough time to escape the car before suffering any burns to their skin. This doesn't just cover the driver's overalls, but anything they may wear. As a result of the hot weather conditions over the course the race weekend di Grassi opted for a pair of dry unsanctioned pants rather than using an older, but sanctioned, saturated pair.
Although it's not clear how the underwear came to the attention of the stewards, he was nevertheless found to be in breach of Formula E's international sporting code after the race. The stewards fined him €10,000 (£8,750) but allowed him to keep his finishing position. To add insult to injury, as it was a breach of safety regulations, di Grassi also had three penalty points added to his race licence.
AlexRS2782 said:
Copied & pasted from another site
Formula E driver and reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi has been on the receiving end of one of the strangest racing penalties ever seen. Following his drive to second place at the recent Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the Audi Sport team driver was called before the stewards and punished for wearing the wrong underpants.
In most high level racing series, all of the clothing items a driver wears in his car have to meet certain strict regulations. Generally this centres on their fire resistance so that, in case there is an incident where the car bursts into flames, the driver has enough time to escape the car before suffering any burns to their skin. This doesn't just cover the driver's overalls, but anything they may wear. As a result of the hot weather conditions over the course the race weekend di Grassi opted for a pair of dry unsanctioned pants rather than using an older, but sanctioned, saturated pair.
Although it's not clear how the underwear came to the attention of the stewards, he was nevertheless found to be in breach of Formula E's international sporting code after the race. The stewards fined him €10,000 (£8,750) but allowed him to keep his finishing position. To add insult to injury, as it was a breach of safety regulations, di Grassi also had three penalty points added to his race licence.
Anything to create some excitement, eh? Formula E driver and reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi has been on the receiving end of one of the strangest racing penalties ever seen. Following his drive to second place at the recent Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the Audi Sport team driver was called before the stewards and punished for wearing the wrong underpants.
In most high level racing series, all of the clothing items a driver wears in his car have to meet certain strict regulations. Generally this centres on their fire resistance so that, in case there is an incident where the car bursts into flames, the driver has enough time to escape the car before suffering any burns to their skin. This doesn't just cover the driver's overalls, but anything they may wear. As a result of the hot weather conditions over the course the race weekend di Grassi opted for a pair of dry unsanctioned pants rather than using an older, but sanctioned, saturated pair.
Although it's not clear how the underwear came to the attention of the stewards, he was nevertheless found to be in breach of Formula E's international sporting code after the race. The stewards fined him €10,000 (£8,750) but allowed him to keep his finishing position. To add insult to injury, as it was a breach of safety regulations, di Grassi also had three penalty points added to his race licence.
Adrian W said:
We're just watching Mexico, been busy and on holiday, it looks like a proper race with the grandstands just as full as the F1 race, next year will be very interesting here
Couldn't see any tire or obvious battery saving
Most of the grandstands weren’t used and why would they ever need to save tyres?Couldn't see any tire or obvious battery saving
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 2nd April 13:27
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