Formula E News and General Discussion Thread

[FB]

Perhaps Jaguar would like to take a leaf out of Renault's book and apply Formula E tech to a road car.

 

[cider_and_toast]

FB. I think that's Jaguar's full intention mate. The I-Pace, their first all battery powered car launches next year I believe.

 

[FB]

It's Monaco this weekend boys and girls so that's Saturday sorted. Race starts at 3pm UK time.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Hard to imagine Monaco being one of the slightly wider street circuits used in the FE series isn't it?

 

[teabagyokel]

I doubt it. The run from St. Devote into JFK avenue on turn 1 is ludicrously tight - there's almost a certain pile-up. Like having the Hotel hairpin as the first corner.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Apart from Mexico it seems to me that varying degrees of 'ludicrously tight' can be applied to every FE track.

 

[teabagyokel]

Berlin is back at Templehof this year, iirc. Which was the draw-your-own-circuit.

 

[FB]

Oh that was a terrible circuit, although quite a good race if I recall. Wasn't there a circuit they used to use in Indycar that was on an old airfield marked out by cones and crash barriers?

 

[cider_and_toast]

It may have been this one FB but I recall a different one in the 90's.

Scroll about half way down for the track layout.

Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport - Wikipedia

 

[FB]

That's the chappie - had all the charisma of a motorway services.

 

[gethinceri]

I'll not have a bad word said about Strensham, Gordano though.....shithole.

 

[Andyoak]

For real shitty services just about anything on the M6 as far as Preston.

 

[FB]

Missed the race live on C5 but caught the second half on +1 - usual overtaking problems for Monaco but kept my interest with a battle for the lead right until the end.

 

[RasputinLives]

Finally caught up on this. My TVO box didn't record the race on Saturday so waited for the Eurosport highlights package. More terrible TV coverage you could not achieve. They were showing post race driver interviews cut in with the on track action. You could see Buemi celebrating the win behind them.

Looked like it might have been quite a tense ending though.

 

[FB]

It's Paris this weekend. How many years was Bernie trying to get a race in the French capital? He must be spinning in his grave.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Metaphorically speaking of course. He's not quite in one yet.

 

[teabagyokel]

What a bizarre ending behind the Safety Car. I can only presume Abt started slowing down, and the rest had to work out when the hell he was so slow they were actually allowed to pass. Can't imagine how great Robin Frijns is feeling about that.

Buemi building up a nice lead - he'll need it for the New York ePrix. He has really got this formula sorted out!

Nick Heidfeld's ability to intermittently appear on exclusively the bottom two steps of podia can never be underestimated.

 

[RasputinLives]

The season 5 battery has done it's first race distance

Season five Formula E battery completes first race simulation

Given that 3 years ago they were talking about having to change cars twice or maybe three times its a good example of how the series is pushing technology forward.

It might not be liked by a lot of people but there is no question it's helping push technology on, not just in cars either.

 

[RasputinLives]

There is a rumour going round that Renault EDAMS are pulling out of Formula E at the end of the season and their place will be taken by Nissan.

Only seen this reported in the German press at moment.

 

[teabagyokel]

Nissan being Renault, no?