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[hadareud]

EX1 racing series confirmed.

And only the very best ex drivers too.

 

[DD]

 

[dubc35]

And only the very best ex drivers too.

sans Narain Karthikeyan

 

[malyce]

So GAF, are we doing Formula E? FP1 starts in 50 mins.

 

[kiyomi]

It's tempting but considering it's 1AM here I figure I need sleep more than Formula E.

Contemplating whether or not to get up for the race at 8AM, I have to go shopping in the morning, too. Ugh. Lyf.

 

[Ark]

It's tempting but considering it's 1AM here I figure I need sleep more than Formula E.

Contemplating whether or not to get up for the race at 8AM, I have to go shopping in the morning, too. Ugh. Lyf.

Oh shit the race is at 8am? Dammmmiiiittttttttt. No way am I getting up that early on a Saturday unless it's F1.

 

[Psychotext]

What data are you thinking of?

Everything the other cars are doing. The onboard computer simply doesn't have that into. Never will.

 

[mrklaw]

What time is the race UK time?

 

[Konosuke]

Nobody is broadcasting FP1?

 

[Gruso]

Can't find a stream, but there is live timing: http://livetiming.alkamelsystems.com/fiaformulae/

For those who don't know, race (and I presume quali) stream will be available here: https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/itv4

You need to register an account with a UK postcode. If you're outside the UK you may also need Hola or a VPN. It's working fine for me in AU via unblock-us, which I already had for Netflix. Here's an example postcode for educational purposes only: SW1W 0NY

 

[DD]

Senna looks strong.

EDIT: nice hat, also.

 

[Gruso]

Quali is starting. See here for a stream:

http://www.reddit.com/r/FormulaE/comments/2g91ii/formula_e_is_live_can_we_share_streams_that/

 

[hamchan]

Man I'm fairly excited to see this.

 

[Tempy]

I only caught the last 10 mins. That track looks like bs though. So many cars will jump those chicanes, and I expect chaos at the last corner during the race.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

I've been awake since about 5am (because illness) so I might as well watch the race live.

What was the format of qualifying out of interest? I don't remember the ITV4 preview show covering that.

 

[Chris R]

Track looks terrible. I'll still watch the race though.

 

[brotkasten]

I accidentally woke up half an hour ago. I had no idea the race was this early. Damn.

 

[DBT85]

Hows the noise?

EDIT: Wait what?

So to immerse fans into the world of Formula E they will play music during the event and have a 'fanboost', where three drivers with the most social media votes will have the power of their cars increased from 133kw to 200kw prior to the race so that they can use a 'boost' of 90hp during the proceedings.

 

[Tempy]

I've been awake since about 5am (because illness) so I might as well watch the race live.

What was the format of qualifying out of interest? I don't remember the ITV4 preview show covering that.

4 groups of 5 cars - Each group gets 10 minutes to set a time.

 1.  Nicolas Prost      e.dams    1m42.200s
 2.  Lucas di Grassi    Abt       1m42.306s  +0.106s
 3.  Daniel Abt         Abt       1m42.454s  +0.254s
 4.  Karun Chandhok     Mahindra  1m42.461s  +0.261s
 5.  Franck Montagny    Andretti  1m42.530s  +0.330s
 6.  Nick Heidfeld      Venturi   1m42.579s  +0.379s
 7.  Jaime Alguersuari  Virgin    1m42.683s  +0.483s
 8.  Charles Pic        Andretti  1m42.726s  +0.526s
 9.  Sebastien Buemi    e.dams    1m42.746s  +0.546s
10.  Nelson Piquet      China     1m42.785s  +0.585s
11.  Oriol Servia       Dragon    1m42.847s  +0.647s
12.  Sam Bird           Virgin    1m42.918s  +0.718s
13.  Jerome d'Ambrosio  Dragon    1m44.056s  +1.856s
14.  Takuma Sato        Aguri     1m44.129s  +1.929s
15.  Ho-Pin Tung        China     1m45.282s  +3.082s
16.  Katherine Legge    Aguri     1m45.369s  +3.169s
17.  Michela Cerruti    Trulli    1m46.170s  +3.970s
18.  Jarno Trulli       Trulli
19.  Bruno Senna        Mahindra
20.  Stephane Sarrazin  Venturi

 

[DBT85]

Damn, some are over a second slower in identical cars?

 

[Blablurn]

I think I'm gonna watch it too. Let's see what they are up to.

 

[Zeknurn]

ITV4 coverage just started.

 

[brotkasten]

itv started their coverage.

Race starts in one hour, apparently.

 

[Tempy]

Damn, some are over a second slower in identical cars?

Street circuit, barriers everywhere; overly cautious driving perhaps - it was easy to make little mistakes, hence 3 cars not being able to set times. I predict a bunch of red flags!

 

[Addnan]

Can't wait for the first pit stop.

 

[Lach]

Can we hichack this topic for the FE race or should we use the general motrorsport thread?

on topic: Haha didn't know about pitstop = changing cars....

 

[brotkasten]

Practice, qualifying and race on the same day seems really hard.

And the car swap looks really funny.

 

[Tempy]

Yeah, didn't know a lot about the details before.
* Street circuits in the middle of large cities.
* Practice, qualifying, race all in one day (to reduce clogging up the venue for too long).
* One type of tyre - all-weather for dry and wet racing.
* "Fan-Boost". Fans can vote which 3 drivers get a 5 second power boost.

 

[DrM]

No media coverage of these series here

 

[brotkasten]

What I really like about Formula E is the international involvement.

Virgin Racing, UK
Mahindra Racing, India
Dragon Racing, USA
e.dams Renault, France
Trulli GP, Switzerland (wait, what?)
Audi Sport ABT, Germany
Venturi Gran Prix, Monaco
Andretti Autosport, USA
Amlin Aguri, Japan
China Racing, China

And starting next season, teams can start to modify the cars, iirc.

 

[Zeknurn]

That chicane on the straight looked a bit too narrow.

 

[Blablurn]

Interesting sound. Very futuristic.

 

[DrM]

Nice to see mr. Moving Chicane back in action (J.Trulli)

 

[Zeknurn]

Bruno, Di Grassi and Katherine Legge are the three drivers that get 5 seconds of 30kw power boost

 

[brotkasten]

Interesting sound. Very futuristic.

That's really one of the reasons why I like Formula E. People complain about the noise and say it sounds like an RC car. But to me it's the sound of cars from the sci-fi movies I watched in my childhood. It'sa mix of nostalgia and the future for me.

I totally expect this first race to be a complete mess.

 

[thenexus6]

Quite a few F1 drivers in Formula e! Good to see Sato again I always liked him

 

[Blablurn]

That's really one of the reasons why I like Formula E. People complain about the noise and say it sounds like an RC car. But to me it's the sound of cars from the sci-fi movies I watched in my childhood. It'sa mix of nostalgia and the future for me.

I totally expect this first race to be a complete mess.

Probably :lol but it's nice to see something new.

 

[Zeknurn]

Anyone know what Safety Car they use?

Edit: They just showed it. Looks like that ugly BMW electric car.

 

[brotkasten]

Anyone know what Safety Car they use?

BMW i8.

 

[Blablurn]

Anyone know what Safety Car they use?

Edit: They just showed it. Looks like that ugly BMW electric car.

You really think its ugly?

 

[Zeknurn]

You really think its ugly?

Yeah it looks like Maldonado drove it and crashed the front.

 

[brotkasten]

You really think its ugly?

The i3 medical car is pretty ugly, but the i8 looks great, imo.

e: The i3 and i8 are already equipped with wireless charging technology that is hoped to be used on the Formula E cars in the future.

 

[Lach]

I totally expect this first race to be a complete mess.

Yeah. The situation is a bit similar to the start of this years F1 seasons, though the fears turned out to be exaggerated. I think it will take a few races for the racing to get interesting. But I'm hyped none the less....

 

[acm2000]

Formula e-jay.... Hahaha, the cars are so quiet they get DJs to play through race, amazing

 

[Zeknurn]

It's a shame that they didn't move past the use of grid girls. So much for a future looking series.

 

[DrM]

Back to F1 news:
- Ferrari new boss is certain that their engine is the main cause for bad results. This could lead into interesting 2015 season, because they will probably remade engine from scratch and this could mean reliability problems
- Kimi thinks that ERS is the main reason for slow Ferrari. He is also certain that upcoming races could be better suited for their car

 

[brotkasten]

"They told me I could become anything.

So I became a chicane."

- Jarno Trulli

 

[Tempy]

Slowest formation lap ever.

 

[brotkasten]

Who's going to be the first driver that trips during car swap?

Formula e-jay.... Hahaha, the cars are so quiet they get DJs to play through race, amazing

The DJs should play remixes of the best V10 and V12 engine sounds.

Slowest formation lap ever.

Gotta save that battery!

 

[Zeknurn]

The music combined with the zoom on that race engineers face. Haha.