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wild wrote:
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now that's exciting. It's amazing how much smoother it was when this prick drove it.

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Must be like racing a postie bike with that almost centrifugal clutch acceleration out of the corners :)

There is no doubt we must change but imho I find generating power from what was once waste is way more sexy and I wonder just how long it will be before sub one litre hybrid engines are the norm in motor sport apart from America of course.
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these boys aren't playing down the shallow end of the pool. It's seriously quick.

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Something does not seem right here... Both of those units are awesome, yet somehow the series cars missed the mark... It's almost like they were desperate to use a gearbox...

Good pick up woodsy, not sure what Garth was getting it in the original footage, must have been trying to keep temp in the fronts... :)

But it is a much better car than the formula e's...

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Looked like that think was hitting about 230kph down the straight at SMP....... As posted above love the fact it just sounds like my RC car running down the street :)

I was disappointed by the Formula E test vids, hopefully they are not running at full capability.
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dvestate wrote:hopefully they are not running at full capability.
They aren't. The cars have been speed limited at the test.
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dvestate wrote:Looked like that think was hitting about 230kph down the straight at SMP....... As posted above love the fact it just sounds like my RC car running down the street :)

I was disappointed by the Formula E test vids, hopefully they are not running at full capability.
I had flash backs to watching electric RC car races.

I can see why they want street circuits for it but might have to see where they can take it. For now... ugh.

Then again, I remember Chris Harris tested this and I thought "holy shit, the future looks awesome". Forget the sound if it tears through the air like that.

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Does good stuff, that Chris Harris bloke.

Let me get this straight; 4000 nm of torque... not many diesel locomotives can do that.

I say bring it on.
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It's interesting that Drayson - who is one of the biggest supporters of the format - just sold out of his Formula E team. I don't know if any reason was given but it's not a great endorsement for the sport.
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Some on board footage from Lucas di Grassi..

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Actually looks pretty fast. I feel like it needs some kinda noise though, even some electric motor noise. I guess it does, but just can't hear it over the wind noise.
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pixelboy wrote:Some on board footage from Lucas di Grassi..

Reminds me of this...

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Just seen #FormulaE trending on Twitter and it looks like the marketing strategy is working; a lot of people at Donington today queuing for the pitlane walk:
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I'm interested. So long as the racing is good.
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The atmosphere looks electric.
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Sparks are sure to fly...
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There is a buzz in the air....
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They'll have fun before they go ohm!
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They should get AC/DC to play at their first race. It'll make their hair stand up.
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Tyre warmers are banned... They use too much electricity...
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Looking forward to the first few laps, I hope they all complete the circuit.
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And you know what they can say if someone cuts a corner...
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the final test times. 13 of the 20 have driven in F1, and only 1 win among them.

1. Sebastien Buemi e.dams 1m31.792s
2. Nicolas Prost e.dams 1m32.117s +0.325s
3. Franck Montagny Andretti 1m32.143s +0.351s
4. Bruno Senna Mahindra 1m32.249s +0.457s
5. Sam Bird Virgin 1m32.292s +0.500s
6. Lucas di Grassi Abt 1m32.293s +0.501s
7. Karun Chandhok Mahindra 1m32.369s +0.577s
8. Jerome d'Ambrosio Dragon 1m32.646s +0.854s
9. Stephane Sarrazin Venturi 1m32.663s +0.871s
10. Nick Heidfeld Venturi 1m32.775s +0.983s
11. Nelson Piquet China 1m32.808s +1.016s
12. Jaime Alguersuari Virgin 1m32.821s +1.029s
13. Charles Pic Andretti 1m32.841s +1.049s
14. Daniel Abt Abt 1m32.867s +1.075s
15. Jarno Trulli Trulli 1m32.892s +1.100s
16. Oriol Servia Dragon 1m33.411s +1.619s
17. Antonio Garcia China 1m33.469s +1.677s
18. Takuma Sato Aguri 1m35.425s +3.633s
19. Michela Cerruti Trulli 1m35.444s +3.652s
20. Katherine Legge Aguri 1m38.112s +6.320s
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watts the go with this series anyway?
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