Formula Electric for 2014?
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The concept is great and the idea of focussing on city centres is especially praise-worthy. It also has in-built longevity and could be of real value to technological development.
The biggest snag is that races will be very short. However, this lends itself to the possibility of more than one round per meeting, which will be popular with spectators – as has been shown with the BTCC.
The biggest snag is that races will be very short. However, this lends itself to the possibility of more than one round per meeting, which will be popular with spectators – as has been shown with the BTCC.
What are the chances that it could be incorporated into an F1 weekend like GP2 and GP3?
I doubt it. In fact, I would hope that it would do everything to avoid being seen as playing a bit-part.
Cynically, I'd say it would depend on whether Ecclestone, Murdoch, Ferrari (and their hopeful Red Bull pretender), saw/see it as a threat to their conglomerate. But in reality, this is probably a greater concern for the existence of the series than taking part in the same meeting – which would naturally subsume it.
So long as there are 12 hour gaps between the races to allow for charges it will work very well!!!
Electric cars can be very fast indeed, especially on acceleration, but the noise of an internal combustion engine would be missed from the spectacle.
I loathe electric cars, not for the technology, but for the message they give out. people buy them thinking they're saving the world, but where does the electric used to charge them come from? A whopping great power station.
An entire series based on a flawed idea is a bad move commercially and it destroys the reputation of proper racing series, like F1, like the BTCC etc.
An entire series based on a flawed idea is a bad move commercially and it destroys the reputation of proper racing series, like F1, like the BTCC etc.
Yes Kyle: you have a point.
Unfortunately, it is a point often met with derision because most who might trifle what you say are conditioned as puppets of an established system to back it; a system necessarily serving the interests of the powerful: the puppeteers. And of course, it is natural that those in command (served by) 'the system', rather than subsumed (exploited) by it, will continue to nurture and perpetuate their own preserve.
Thus it is that if it is perceived that a resource is running out, it should be replaced rather than fundamentally re-thought – because fundamental re-thinking is a threat to what is already established.
To put it another way: it serves the interests of the establishment that its puppets continue to consume, for without consumption, the system and the whole house of cards (fears) it is built upon, would fall down to anarchy. And we can't have that now, can we (sic)…
Unfortunately, it is a point often met with derision because most who might trifle what you say are conditioned as puppets of an established system to back it; a system necessarily serving the interests of the powerful: the puppeteers. And of course, it is natural that those in command (served by) 'the system', rather than subsumed (exploited) by it, will continue to nurture and perpetuate their own preserve.
Thus it is that if it is perceived that a resource is running out, it should be replaced rather than fundamentally re-thought – because fundamental re-thinking is a threat to what is already established.
To put it another way: it serves the interests of the establishment that its puppets continue to consume, for without consumption, the system and the whole house of cards (fears) it is built upon, would fall down to anarchy. And we can't have that now, can we (sic)…
I'm not sure, but Rio de Janeiro is the first venue to be announced as hosting a race in 2014.
With the bikes, there is quite a bit of road noise, no where near as quiet as you would think.
I've just heard some of the elec road cars and they are fairly quite, didn't know the race cars (bikes) were so loud... although still nothing on that 'hear in the next state' noise an f1 makes
Kyle beat me to it. Lip service to mollify everyone, I like the 'bio fuel' power stations, just another name for burning wood.
Pedro De La Rosa said something this afternoon which Ididnt think of.
How will you hear when someone else is trying to overtake you? If overtaking is hard now, think of what it will be like then.
How will you hear when someone else is trying to overtake you? If overtaking is hard now, think of what it will be like then.
Electric racing cars may as well go the whole hog.
Why not include include radar, 'power-up' pads in a 'slow lane' (or in the pits), and weaponry designed to deplete the opposition's energy?!