Formula E FIA World Championship 2018 - 2019

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Formula E FIA World Championship 2018 - 2019

 

Multi-Stage Event - 15 December 2018 - 14 July 2019

 

 

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[heywoodu 15,172]

The 2018-19 season is starting

 

EVERYTHING is different: after four seasons we have the generation 2 car, meaning there's no more car changes in the middle of the race. The season starts in Ad Diriyah today (next to Riyadh), where there's three days of rain per year.....of course one of which is today  Qualifying is starting now after being postponed due to rain, this is gonna be interesting.

[Monzanator 4,516]

The Mario Kart rules will probably be shit. No series can handle the lack of overtaking but FE makes it even more difficult given all the street circuits.

 

Races will be 45 mins + 1 lap. That's borderline trash if you want to upstage F1 as the best series on the world. That's a glorified sprint but hey, old man Massa won't complain. He finally has a chance to speak as the 'Alpha' driver which wasn't the case in F1

 

Besides, F1 goes all sensitive with removing the grid girls (but not the sponsors' models) and FE kicks off in Saudi Arabia, the most human-friendly country in the world!

[heywoodu 15,172]

26 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 if you want to upstage F1 as the best series on the world

I've never seen any indication that they have 'beating F1' as goal. It's simply something entirely different, not a direct rival. 

[heywoodu 15,172]

27 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Besides, F1 goes all sensitive with removing the grid girls

F1 went all female unfriendly indeed, putting dozens of grid girls out of a job they choose to do. "Sorry, you're a woman so you can not do this job", F1 went back like 60 years with that.

[heywoodu 15,172]

Fan boost is the aids flu of motorsports.

[Monzanator 4,516]

37 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I've never seen any indication that they have 'beating F1' as goal. It's simply something entirely different, not a direct rival. 

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/46508348

[heywoodu 15,172]

Just now, Monzanator said:

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/46508348

That's just stating a fact, basically. It is indeed closer than F1, generally speaking. Most races are way closer and there's often more than only six realistic podium contenders.

[Monzanator 4,516]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

That's just stating a fact, basically. It is indeed closer than F1, generally speaking. Most races are way closer and there's often more than only six realistic podium contenders.

 

It's a spec series with the boost power limited for all teams. Technically all 22 drivers should be able to win these races.

[heywoodu 15,172]

3 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

It's a spec series with the boost power limited for all teams. Technically all 22 drivers should be able to win these races.

Not entirely true because there is a difference in development between the teams, but overall, yes, it is indeed much closer than F1. Which is what Massa said.