Formula E -Season 16-17Open Wheel
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In other news, DS Virgin have found a reserve for New York, after their reserve - Alex Lynn - has been called up to the race seat.
https://wtf1.com/post/sir-richard-branson-is-ds-virgins-reserve-driver-for-new-york/
Sir Richard Branson
https://wtf1.com/post/sir-richard-branson-is-ds-virgins-reserve-driver-for-new-york/
Sir Richard Branson
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BMW will have a full factory team run by Andretti:
http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/12/bmw-confirms-factory-formula-e-program/
Audi have completed their purchase of Abt-Schaeffler. Looking for a source now.
http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/07/12/bmw-confirms-factory-formula-e-program/
Audi have completed their purchase of Abt-Schaeffler. Looking for a source now.
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- numbnuts70
New York race happening now with rookie Alexx Lynn on pole by 0.24s, way to go.
Buemi not racing due to WEC.
Buemi not racing due to WEC.
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- numbnuts70
Not exactly on a prime bit of real estate either but a track's a track I suppose. 
DesertPenguin09
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Just started it now after work and that was just stupid. Those two hairpins and all the contact just crunching... I just couldn't watch. Why the hell do they make these tracks so bad? There's surely got to be better wider roads to choose from in all of the five boroughs.
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Maybe, but New York is a major urban area. Running it on ordinary roads would likely be incredibly disruptive.
Robin
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So is Hong Kong but they managed to dump it right on the skylines harbour front, when they said New York I had this image of racing in or near Central Park, not some dock area which looks like it's used to film crime drama's!
DesertPenguin09
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I live in New York. It would be no more disruptive than everyday driving here normally is. Trust me on that.
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It's been mentioned in a couple other threads, but since it's relevant here as well: Mercedes is joining Formula E in 2019 (and leaving DTM at the same time).
Can't say I'm too surprised since Audi and BMW have already committed, and lately Europe as a whole seems to be making the big push to start moving away from petrol-only cars, so being involved in a testbed series like this ASAP would be pretty crucial for development of future road-going cars.
edit: And of course I go answer the phone before hitting post, and a dedicated thread pops up in the meantime.
Can't say I'm too surprised since Audi and BMW have already committed, and lately Europe as a whole seems to be making the big push to start moving away from petrol-only cars, so being involved in a testbed series like this ASAP would be pretty crucial for development of future road-going cars.
edit: And of course I go answer the phone before hitting post, and a dedicated thread pops up in the meantime.
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Montreal for the title decider.
It's looking like it's Di Grassi's to lose.
It's looking like it's Di Grassi's to lose.
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- GOTMAXPOWER
If the positions were the other way around Di Grassi would be driving the wrong way around the track looking for Buemi. That's why I hope Buemi can recover to win the title.
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6 pts in it for tomorrows race and Buemi's having a go at everyone haha.
GTP_Ingram
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After Di Grassi's dirty tactics at the end of last season and Buemi's general childishness there, it's a case of which of the two I'd rather lose now.
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"You or him, I'm sure it's him" - proceeds to shout at Frijns anyway. Embarrassing for Seb but he could do anything and I would still respect him an hell of a lot more than di Grassi.
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I still do.
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Di Grassi will have my support for sure. The world of motorsports doesn't deserve petulant, whiny kids like Buemi taking championships.
By the way, good to see the Montreal circuit actually looks like a real race track. Still an obvious overabundance of 90 degree turns, but that's better than the extremely awkward hairpins littered around the New York course.
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Not just last season, earlier this season he ran da Costa into the wall out of frustration when he couldn't pass:
Buemi made a fool of himself off-track last night, Di Grassi has been an embarrassment on track for years, London last year was the tip of the iceberg, causing the crash, the blocking of Buemi trying for FL and whichever incident happened behind closed doors which Buemi was hinting at.
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Commence slippery slope!
https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/teams-warn-against-future-formula-e-arms-race-939527/
https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/teams-warn-against-future-formula-e-arms-race-939527/
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That's going to be an interesting conundrum. Obviously no one wants it to turn into another LMP1 scenario where everyone gets priced out of participating, but if you tell the manufacturers they're not allowed to put money into the areas where it's needed, then they're just going to back out anyway and leave Formula E as a technological dead end.
