Formula E

So, get this—fresh out of the FIA workshop, we’ve got this new series hitting the scene called Formula E. And yeah, just like the name implies, it's basically high-voltage electric formula racing. The inaugural season kicks off in September and wraps up in June, featuring 10 street races across various cities, and you can even expect some big-name drivers who have previously cut their teeth in Formula 1.

The races are slated to run for about 45 minutes, and during that window, every driver is going to have to dive into the pits once to swap cars because, well, the batteries just won't last the whole distance. 😁🤣

The best part? Fans actually get a say in the action since they can vote for their favorite drivers to receive FanBoost. 🤣

For the first season, all teams have been supplied an electric racing car built by Spark Racing Technology, called the Spark-Renault SRT 01E. The chassis has been designed by Dallara, with an electric motor developed by McLaren (and is the same as that used in its P1 supercar), a battery system created by Williams Racing and a Hewland five-speed gearbox. Michelin will be the official tyre supplier. So far, 42 electric cars have been ordered by the FIA.

A little deep dive into the car...

The race locations:

The city for the 5th race hasn't been officially confirmed yet.

The Drivers:


The Calendar:


A quick breakdown of Formula E:
Every ePrix consists of two practice sessions, a one-hour qualifying session (split into 4 groups of 5 drivers each, where each group gets 6 minutes to set their times; then the top five move on to the final round, Super Pole, to decide the top five grid positions) and the main race itself.

Snagging pole position nets you 3 points.

Throughout the weekend, each driver has access to two cars, both topped out at 200 kW.

During the actual race, a pit stop to switch cars is mandatory because the battery power won't hold up for the full duration, and the motor output is capped at 170 kW.

Fans can throw their support behind their favorites via FanBoost. The three drivers who pull in the most votes get to tap into an extra 100 kJ of energy in their second car, boosting their output from 180 to 200 kW for a few brief seconds.

Grabbing the fastest lap of the race earns an extra 2 points.

Points are handed out using the same logic as Formula 1 (25 points for the win, and the top ten finishers all score).

The official tire provider is Michelin. For every race, each driver gets 4 fresh front and 4 fresh rear tires, though they are allowed to reuse one front and one rear tire from the previous race.

You can catch all the practice, qualifying, and race action for free through the official stream here:
http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/live-streaming.aspx

A buddy was telling me about Formula E about a month ago—didn't even realize the season was kicking off—so I did a little digging, and honestly, I'm not huge on having so few races spread across such a long season.
I'll probably watch anyway, though.

darkmarlin16 said:

So, get this—fresh out of the FIA workshop, we’ve got this new series hitting the scene called Formula E. And yeah, just like the name implies, it's basically high-voltage electric formula racing. The inaugural season kicks off in September and wraps up in June, featuring 10 street races across various cities, and you can even expect some big-name drivers who have previously cut their teeth in Formula 1.

The races are slated to run for about 45 minutes, and during that window, every driver is going to have to dive into the pits once to swap cars because, well, the batteries just won't last the whole distance. 😁🤣

The best part? Fans actually get a say in the action since they can vote for their favorite drivers to receive FanBoost. 🤣

For the first season, all teams have been supplied an electric racing car built by Spark Racing Technology, called the Spark-Renault SRT 01E. The chassis has been designed by Dallara, with an electric motor developed by McLaren (and is the same as that used in its P1 supercar), a battery system created by Williams Racing and a Hewland five-speed gearbox. Michelin will be the official tyre supplier. So far, 42 electric cars have been ordered by the FIA.

A little deep dive into the car...

The race locations:

The city for the 5th race hasn't been officially confirmed yet.

The Drivers:


The Calendar:


A quick breakdown of Formula E:
Every ePrix consists of two practice sessions, a one-hour qualifying session (split into 4 groups of 5 drivers each, where each group gets 6 minutes to set their times; then the top five move on to the final round, Super Pole, to decide the top five grid positions) and the main race itself.

Snagging pole position nets you 3 points.

Throughout the weekend, each driver has access to two cars, both topped out at 200 kW.

During the actual race, a pit stop to switch cars is mandatory because the battery power won't hold up for the full duration, and the motor output is capped at 170 kW.

Fans can throw their support behind their favorites via FanBoost. The three drivers who pull in the most votes get to tap into an extra 100 kJ of energy in their second car, boosting their output from 180 to 200 kW for a few brief seconds.

Grabbing the fastest lap of the race earns an extra 2 points.

Points are handed out using the same logic as Formula 1 (25 points for the win, and the top ten finishers all score).

The official tire provider is Michelin. For every race, each driver gets 4 fresh front and 4 fresh rear tires, though they are allowed to reuse one front and one rear tire from the previous race.

You can catch all the practice, qualifying, and race action for free through the official stream here:
http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/live-streaming.aspx

Honestly, this just feels pathetic and silly to me. I don't think I'll be following this circus.

+1

I’m genuinely curious about how anyone can actually sit through these races when there’s no engine noise to back it up.

It feels... I don't know... almost like coasting down a hill in a car with the engine completely cut out.

honestly, a dead engine sounds better than this garbage

Monaco - TBA

What kind of joke is this??? If they’re gonna race in Monaco, they have to use the Grand Prix layout—anything else would just be a total farce. At that point, they might as well just head to Nice

Good grief. Watching qualifying right now... what a disaster. It's just chicane after chicane. Top speed clocked at 120 mph—it’s a joke.

If they didn't have all these chicanes—maybe we'd actually see some decent slipstreaming battles. But this? This is just pathetic. Purely pathetic.

Alain Prost takes the lead while Ayrton Senna drops out during lap one.

Sounds familiar.

Honestly, I’m kind of shocked seeing the stands packed like this.

This season actually looks like it might have some legs.

It’s still pretty much a mess right now—but hey, I’m calling it now: the future looks bright.

If they just ditched the chicane, this would be perfect.

Alain Prost is still absolutely dominating.

Pitstops and full car swaps coming up soon

Actually pretty interesting

There it is!! A complete overhaul of the car!!!

Absolutely surreal sight

I’m honestly at a loss for words... Perhaps our generation will eventually witness the mainstream explosion of electric racing, but for now, I can't shake the feeling that it's just vacuum cleaner racing.

Things are getting interesting—Nick Heidfeld just snatched it from Alain Prost

A decent enough race to kick things off...

With a few sharp tactical moves and some solid overtaking, I’m just hoping Alain Prost can hold his own. 👋

Holy crap, what did he just pull off!!!!

Gaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

An absolute disaster.

Alain Prost’s blunder—hope everyone walked away from that one unscathed.

What a hell of a race!!!!

Absolutely stoked!!!