Buemi fastest in first Formula E test at Donington Park

33 comments on “Buemi fastest in first Formula E test at Donington Park”

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   Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
   3rd July 2014, 22:14

   There’s also some video from fans who were at the test in the forum:

   Formula E first test at Donington Park
   1. 

      Diego (@ironcito)
      4th July 2014, 7:19

      That’s quiet! Nevermind having a conversation, you could have candlelight dinner while watching a race.
      1. 

         Prof Kirk (@prof-kirk)
         4th July 2014, 8:29

         still sounds nicer then this years f1 cars
2. 

   PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
   3rd July 2014, 22:16

   The fun thing about this series is you can watch pictures and still you haven’t missed any of the action.
   1. 

      oliveiraz33 (@oliveiraz33)
      3rd July 2014, 22:58

      That’s true… they are very slow when you think that a GT3 car runs 1:28 at domington… And GT3 aren’t very quick…

      But they look interesting, and should get a bit quicker
      1. 

         BasCB (@bascb)
         4th July 2014, 6:52

         I guess a lot of time is lost in the chicane they installed (its 3 pieces of hay-bale across the track to weave through) and off course this is still relatively early in testing new equipment by newly put together teams. Compare F1 testing this year and teething issues for such experienced teams like Red bull and Lotus @oliveiraz33, @xtwl
3. 

   SauberS1 (@saubers1)
   3rd July 2014, 22:27

   There are big differences among them, but it has been prospective.
   1. 

      Dave (@)
      3rd July 2014, 23:11

      I wouldn’t read too much into the times; some of the drivers were doing strategy tests, so won’t have necessarily gone flat out. Plus this is just day one – there are four more testing days yet to run :-)
4. 

   Jack (@jmc200)
   3rd July 2014, 22:29

   The cars look great, and there are some great drivers signed up already, but they seriously need to make them faster!
   1. 

      Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
      3rd July 2014, 22:40

      The cars or the drivers :D

      I wonder if we have seen the four remaining seats filled or just temporarily filled..
   2. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      4th July 2014, 6:54

      I think most of the livery could have been a bit more imaginative. Not a fan of the silver Virgin, best looks go to Aguri and Mahindra for me.
5. 

   Kingshark (@kingshark)
   3rd July 2014, 22:31

   I love the grid, so many familiar names. It’s basically a slightly inferior version of Formula 1. :D
   1. 

      Oblong_Cheese (@oblong_cheese)
      4th July 2014, 0:36

      slightly

      Ha, bit of an understatement!
6. 

   Atticus (@atticus-2)
   3rd July 2014, 22:45

   Seeing that they’ll race exclusively on street circuits, I’d reeally like to see them visit Macau and Pau – just to include two other famous street courses besides Long Beach and the alleged Monaco event.
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      3rd July 2014, 23:35

      @atticus-2 Given the performance of the cars, I suspect part of the brief is to avoid tracks which are used by other series to avoid direct comparisons being made. Hence the abbreviated version of Long Beach, which is hardly the Nordschleife to start with.
      1. 

         Atticus (@atticus-2)
         3rd July 2014, 23:41

         Haha, yes.

         I guess in part that’s why they’ve put that chicane in after the Old Hairpin in Donington.
      2. 

         BasCB (@bascb)
         4th July 2014, 6:55

         Nordschleife – wouldn’t they need to change cars mid lap there already @keithcollantine :-o
         1. 

            Mike Dee (@mike-dee)
            4th July 2014, 11:01

            Park your car at the entry to the carousel, run across the carousel, and get on the new car at the exit of carousel. Would allow for lower ground clearance as well. @bascb
            1. 

               BasCB (@bascb)
               4th July 2014, 11:33

               That would be exciting!
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   DaveD (@daved)
   3rd July 2014, 23:00

   I wish they hadn’t added the chicane so we could see what kind of pace they were running relative to other series. But I’m still very excited to see this and the participation of the former F1 talent and big name sponsors. This is really great to see and I’ll go see one of the North American races.
   1. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      4th July 2014, 6:55

      might be that is exactly the purpose of the chicane @daved
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   Lauri (@f1lauri)
   3rd July 2014, 23:21

   That’s one impressive list of drivers!
9. 

   Valhyre (@ausuma)
   3rd July 2014, 23:37

   Heheheh pure electric “racing” cars . it’s so funny.
   1. 

      kpcart
      4th July 2014, 13:45

      in 50 years I don’t think you will be laughing, this series will likely be considered a historic and pioneering series. though…. maybe not, I mean electric cars have been around for 100 years.
10. 

    @HoHum (@hohum)
    3rd July 2014, 23:49

    Can someone tell me, do they sound better than this years F1, if so I might follow FE instead.
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    skylab (@skylab)
    4th July 2014, 0:03

    The video of the standing start was interesting. The sound does take some getting used to – there have been electric cars at the Andros Trophy for some years now & I still get a bit freaked out by the quietness of it all!
12. 

    StefMeister (@stefmeister)
    4th July 2014, 0:42

    I think the Fan-Boost thing is ridiculous, If they want to have some sort of P2P system then just do it like Indycar does & give everyone x-pushes for x-seconds during a race or per-car or something.

    The voting page is up BTW:
    http://fanboost.fiaformulae.com/

    I’m not particularly hyped about this series but I’ll check out the 1st race anyway & see what I think.

    Part of my lack of excitement is that I just don’t see electric vehicles been the future, I’ve got nothing against them as other petrol heads do, I just don’t think there the answer to the long term problem.
    Then there’s also the silly things like the fan boost & having to swap cars Mid-race etc… Just all seems a bit gimmicky even if the car swap is simply to get around the technical limitations of the equipment.
    1. 

       Breno (@austus)
       4th July 2014, 2:30

       I thought they had to swap cars because they cant run until the end (or is outright faster).
13. 

    Neil (@neilosjames)
    4th July 2014, 1:15

    Needs a bit of this.
14. 

    Tim (@grez76)
    4th July 2014, 7:00

    In my opinion Formula E is a fantastic idea, also pretty much inevitable, ask a few welsh coal miners about the future viability of fossil fuels. If the future seems to be electrically powered then using the global stage to spark the competitive ingenuity of engineers and designers makes sense for commercial interests. Nothing new there for F1 fans considering our new formula.

    It’s up to us and them regarding how long this will take to gain a following and “spark” any serious interest from the regular motorsport fan base. I am going to give it a fair chance, but I hope the FIA also take it seriously and drop the fanboost baloney. I can’t see fanboost making sense on any level from a competition point of view, it’s pure commercialism and shouldn’t affect racing!
15. 

    Ricardo Ferreira (@yes-master)
    4th July 2014, 10:19

    Nope. For me, a race sport needs some kind of noise. Compared to this, today’s F1 are incredible! Ok, we can argue that this is the future of racing, bla, bla, but if there’s no noise, won’t work for me. For that reason, Formula E, I’m out.
16. 

    ElBasque (@elbasque)
    4th July 2014, 13:03

    I wonder if hydrogen fuel cells will be a more sensible long-term replacement for fossil-fueled racing going forward?

    I don’t think ive ever heard such an engine before, but the video of Trullis shakedown a few months back put my teeth on edge.
17. 

    Strontium (@strontium)
    4th July 2014, 16:40

    Obviously not that important, but the liveries do seem a bit bland.

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