Formula E 2018/19

[sparta6]

StevieBee said:

Worth remembering too that F1 began in 1950 (notwithstanding the Grand Prix period before this) and took until the mid to late 80s before it enjoyed widespread and regular TV coverage, despite the efficient, technical means of coverage existing from the mid 60s.

This is correct.
And it took that long despite F1 being spectacularly loud, fast and dangerous.
FE is neither.

Edited by sparta6 on Wednesday 30th January 09:03

[Fire99]

sparta6 said:

This is correct.
And it took that long despite F1 being spectacularly loud, fast and dangerous.
FE is neither.

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Its appeal since the 50's has been high speed, high risk, thrill seeking and pushing the boundaries to the limit, with those limits gradually being reined in. FE is a sanitised reversal, where its remit starts from a place of massive compromise.

Lets be honest here, I can't imagine many F1 heroes of the past (in their prime), choosing an FE car and circuit over what and where they were driving. This is no Masta Kink at SPA or the Nurburgring.

[Kraken]

The thing I find interesting is that pretty much any FE thread on any motorsport forum is full of F1 people slagging it off yet F1 threads aren't full of FE people justifying FE.

I wonder why F1 people feel so threatened if their chosen motorsport is so great?

[Teddy Lop]

Kraken said:

The thing I find interesting is that pretty much any FE thread on any motorsport forum is full of F1 people slagging it off yet F1 threads aren't full of FE people justifying FE.

I wonder why F1 people feel so threatened if their chosen motorsport is so great?

I don't think FE has enough fans to do that.

[JonChalk]

Teddy Lop said:

Kraken said:

The thing I find interesting is that pretty much any FE thread on any motorsport forum is full of F1 people slagging it off yet F1 threads aren't full of FE people justifying FE.

I wonder why F1 people feel so threatened if their chosen motorsport is so great?

I don't think FE has enough fans to do that.

....you've helpfully contributed to proving Kraken's point. Though not in the way you thought.

[sparta6]

Kraken said:

The thing I find interesting is that pretty much any FE thread on any motorsport forum is full of F1 people slagging it off yet F1 threads aren't full of FE people justifying FE.

I wonder why F1 people feel so threatened if their chosen motorsport is so great?

PH has plenty of Bentley owners who criticise the latest Vauxhall

[Teddy Lop]

JonChalk said:

Teddy Lop said:

Kraken said:

The thing I find interesting is that pretty much any FE thread on any motorsport forum is full of F1 people slagging it off yet F1 threads aren't full of FE people justifying FE.

I wonder why F1 people feel so threatened if their chosen motorsport is so great?

I don't think FE has enough fans to do that.

....you've helpfully contributed to proving Kraken's point. Though not in the way you thought.

actually if you look on F1 threads you'll see hoards slagging off F1, even before the race begins, theres a fair number who seem to live and login just to pissandmoan. Actually that goes for pretty much any thread on the internet today, have you seen threads like the top gear, grand tour threads, they're unbelievable in how many people seemingly watch just to whine on the internet about how they're not this and not that, every god damned episode, so stop thinking you're speshel.

[Lynchie999]

FE Mexico is on at 10.00pm tonight... also Jaguar iPace trophy on at 7:45 on their facebook page...

[37chevy]

57 overtakes in 2 laps, that’s impressive, even if Piquet overtook 4 of them mid air. Shame about the red flag, will end up being a 10 min race at this rate....

Edit: oh good, they’ve reset the clock

[Mr_Thyroid]

Incredible final lap.

[37chevy]

WHAT. A. RACE! They’ve really cracked it this year. Not been a bad race all season

[chunder27]

Have to say not been a fan of FE since the beginning and it still needs some work to make the races more exciting in the middle stages.

But that last lap was insane, there needs to be more races where teams think they can use their power and have some to spare, so they get it wrong.

Will certainly try again, and hope it's as good as this was.

Almost like micro endurance race, which is no bad thing.

Only crit would be some pathetic defensive driving by some, but they are all petulant boys, so to be expected

[FourWheelDrift]

So I guess those out of power at the end screwed up the calculations after the drivers did that extra lap under the red flag. I know they all did but there's always a few cars running it close when others finish with 2%.

[ajprice]

FourWheelDrift said:

So I guess those out of power at the end screwed up the calculations after the drivers did that extra lap under the red flag. I know they all did but there's always a few cars running it close when others finish with 2%.

Yeah, I think the drivers carrying on under the red flag screwed up a lot of the numbers on the energy levels. That last lap was nuts though

[HustleRussell]

Well this is fking stupid, I’ve tuned in to watch ‘Formula E: Mexico city’ on freesports and instead of the main event I’m being treated to an unedited repeat of the farcical iPace race.

[HorneyMX5]

Really enjoyed yesterdays race, there could be something in this FE business after all!

[Allyc85]

I'm going to mumble it really quietly....that was one hell of a finish!!!

[poosemon]

Great news, Formula E returning back to the UK. New race confirmed for London next year.

Will be booking that into the diary to go and watch as missed out the last time it was here.

https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/february/...

"Set to take place around the city's iconic Royal Docks and ExCeL London, the drivers will navigate their way around a one-of-a-kind track indoor/outdoor 2.4km clockwise circuit around Royal Victoria Dock.

Consisting of 23 corners, the track layout will see the drivers run along the Thames waterfront for the season finale double-header of the 2019/20 campaign on July 25 & 26 - subject to circuit homologation and approval of the FIA World Motor Sport Council."

[Fittster]

poosemon said:

Great news, Formula E returning back to the UK. New race confirmed for London next year.

How can a race in London take place? I thought that back in the 1990s a special act of parliament (Birmingham Road Race Bill) was required for the Birmingham Superprix to allow normal traffic laws to be suspended for the race.

Has the law changed or does London have an exemption?

[FourWheelDrift]

Fittster said:

How can a race in London take place? I thought that back in the 1990s a special act of parliament (Birmingham Road Race Bill) was required for the Birmingham Superprix to allow normal traffic laws to be suspended for the race.

Has the law changed or does London have an exemption?

2017 - https://www.acu.org.uk/news/2017/04/closed-public-...