Formula E and Roborace

This isn’t a 24 hours race where it might be a difference of laps between the cars. It’s more like “who can stay ahead for 45 minutes, and then when the white flag is waved for the last lap, stays ahead until the end”. Timed races are pretty common, so it’s a known issue with known solutions.

Can an electric car set the all-time record at Pikes Peak, beating even the top internal combustion engine car time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjP_3gSDz3Y

Turns out: yes.

CART/Champ Car was doing this in some races toward the end, though with a longer time limit.
https://youtu.be/AfhylWbDhmc?t=289

As it turns out, at least the European Formula 3 series is also using timed races this season.
https://youtu.be/7FcB-G0X1wQ

All four seasons of Formula E so far have gone into the final race with two title contenders. This year there is a double-header in New York, and again two drivers are in contention.

This video wraps up the Bird vs Vergne rivalry of the season so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOOQZXNFPno

Sam Bird is 23 points behind Jean Eric Vergne. Which is less than a race victory, and there are two races in New York… and last year Sam Bird won both races in New York! It’s looking good for a dramatic end to the season again (though hopefully not as dramatic as London in season 1).

Formula E wins the most fun video channel award:

https://youtu.be/reupC6nO-OQ

It’s formulaic, sure, but fits so well. I think it’s even better than the Mario Kart video:

https://youtu.be/P7JUrwcknIE

It’s so interesting to see a brand with an actually good sense of humor.

https://youtu.be/iEbm3SL9S3w

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Cool exploding car video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlvFzJhE8o

I can’t be the only one reading that as “ASS FORMULA-E”.

For the fourth season out of five so far, the Formula E championship goes down to the final race. It looked like JEV would have it all wrapped up with one race to spare, but then this WHAT THE FUCK CRAZY race happened yesterday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV-Vd8b5zNY

Today is a sport-heavy day, with the Wimbledon mens final, British GP in Formula 1, me playing in a combat tournament this evening (also cricket world cup final and Tour de France which I’m not going to actually watch)… but I must admit I’ll still be hyped for the last race of the Formula E season.

https://youtu.be/cWPbGSZpSdE

https://youtu.be/L_D6_snCPeE

Formula E in Mexico is the gift that keeps giving. This year they took out the chicanes, and the cars do the full Peraltada curve at the end of the lap. F1 no longer uses that full corner as it’s too dangerous at F1 speeds. But FE can handle it… just! Every driver is on the very edge all the time.

Extreme E, the electric 4x4 off-road racing series currently in development, has gone full “fuck you we’re going full gender equality”.

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A surprise to no one, Massa is out. Turns out Formula E is hard work, not a retirement program for Ex F1 drivers.

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OMG, I thought it happened during normal race driving. Not just, from a dead stop, turning straight into that wall.

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