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[thegamer23]

Wehrlein driving the widest FE car ever!

[thegamer23]

That was hectic!!

One of the best peleton races, as it had a big crescendo in the end!

Cassidy was a teamplayer there, could have won!

So far so good Shanghai!

Another race tomorrow, same time!

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Edited by thegamer23, 25 May 2024 - 07:54.

[Alex79]

well done Jaguar! De Vries finally in the points too

[Jellyfishcake]

Cassidy will be angry, with that one, big win for Evans.

 

Very hard to overtake, despite how wide the track was

 

I'm giving up on Vandoorne getting on top of these gen3 cars, in the peloton style one he always drops down 

[Disgrace]

Six good laps anyway. Cassidy left it too late.

[Ben1445]

Mm, maybe not the best for Jaguar and Cassidy’e drivers title hopes. But good for us as keeps things tighter into the final races

I’m really enjoying the Porsche vs Jaguar story

[dave34m]

Six good laps anyway. Cassidy left it too late.

Very strange that Jaguar were telling him to continue to hold on the second to last lap. Weird.

[Disgrace]

Cassidy would have been shoved off the track by Wehrlein's brand of anti-racing just as much as Evans. I don't think they lost too much. Wehrlein basically cheated to gain the lead in the first place.

[Ben1445]

Cassidy professionally pissed off

[Ben1445]

Evan’s’ 12th FE win, puts him equal second with Bird for all time wins.

One step closer to Buemi/Di Grassi’s long standing record of 13 each being equalled and surpassed

[Disgrace]

Wehrlein deserves to lose his podium place for that move on Evans, amazed it's merely noted.

[Muppetmad]

...okay, I know I said I wasn't going to watch, but I did    And this was actually one of the best peloton races I can remember. Cassidy was absolutely screwed by his team, though.

[sportyskells]

And no safety car hopefully the same deal tomorrow 

[thegamer23]

Tomorrow the race is gonna be one lap shorter too! 

The tension between Cassidy and Wehrlein, Jaguar and Porsche is rising, each race.

The championship battle is getting real! 
 

[RSRally]

Was good to see a clean(ish) race. I was quite worried about this track (too wide, too fast for FE) but i thought it worked okkaaayyy.

Echo thoughs that first 25 laps were fairly meaningless but the last few were very good.

Cassidy definitely screwed by Jaguar, all that extra energy and wasn't allowed to use it.

[RSRally]

They look so slow...

When pelotoning definitely yes, partly because it's a wide track. I roughly timed the lap Dennis did in the Porsche road car and that was approx 1m28s so the race cars are significantly quicker, even if they don't always look it.

[thegamer23]

[thegamer23]

Good morning Shanghai!

Another day, another race!

-1 hour to Race 2!

[Clrnc]

Watching the race yesterday, is it me or it's so pointless is wide tracks like these that people kept intentionally ceding 1st position as it is easy to take it back and its important to conserve energy?

 

They need to do something about it, every race nobody wants to lead too early. Farcical 

[thegamer23]

It's just a bit different kind of racing compared to the street tracks of the championship, it'a more tactical and oval-racing like.

But you need to be in the right place at the right time to win it, positioning is key.

-20 min

[Ben1445]

I mean I’ve definitely heard the same criticisms levelled at the Indy 500. That they keep giving up the lead and that only the past handful of laps actually matters.

‘Yeah but that’s diff-‘ yeah I won’t be interested in thrashing out the nuances, I’m here to enjoy the race.

I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as some people make out, but I am in favour of taking measures to pull back on the extremes of it. All depends on what they’re actually able to do with this battery though, as that’s what’s causing all this. It’s not where FE originally planned to be with Gen3, and hopefully won’t be by Gen4 at the latest.

[thegamer23]

Here we go, breakfast with Formula E!

[Ben1445]

0.001s between qualifying times for Hughes on pole and Vandoorne in second

[Ben1445]

Little more energy today, should be quicker

[Jellyfishcake]

Vandoorne has been 2nd on the grid quite a few times this season, races haven't gone well for him,

Will it be any different today, we'll see

[thegamer23]

Vandoorne takes an early lead!

[thegamer23]

Much less energy saving today!

[Ben1445]

When did they build those grandstands at T1? They are new, right?

[thegamer23]

Think they were built for f1

[thegamer23]

WHERLEIN in the pits!

Huge twist for the championship

[Ben1445]

Ohhhh no, that’s tough

[Ben1445]

Puncture

[Ben1445]

Definitely more holding position today

[thegamer23]

It's getting physical in the chicane!

[thegamer23]

Cassidy damages his wing!

[Ben1445]

Hughes coming out the tow - temperature marginal from the radio?

[thegamer23]

Bird strike!

[Ben1445]

Da Costa just needs to bring it home - good on energy, good on temps

[thegamer23]

Can hughes get his first FE win?

[thegamer23]

DAC is back x2!!
Hughes with a much needed good result for his FE career future

Much more of a traditional race today.

Think it's good to have Double Header weekends like this: one longer, energy saving heavy race and a second, more sprint race.



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Edited by thegamer23, 26 May 2024 - 07:49.

[Disgrace]

da Costa getting a grip on Gen3 is nice to see. A podium of drivers who needed results!

[Ben1445]

Perfectly executed from Da Costa

[Disgrace]

Maybe Porsche will even let him run at Le Mans again.

[balage06]

The recent thread lengths here are also good indicators of how successfully they killed off this series with gen 3. These anti-races are a waste of time for everyone involved.

https://racingnews36...-races-continue

[Disgrace]

Well, this is not what Gen3 was supposed to be. Issues with the batteries and Attack Charge have, purely by accident, led to this form of racing. But yeah - the sooner it's history, the better.

[Goron3]

The recent thread lengths here are also good indicators of how successfully they killed off this series with gen 3. These anti-races are a waste of time for everyone involved.
https://racingnews36...-races-continue

It's surprising to hear that these cars are draggy. Weren't they supposed to be incredibly efficient in terms of drag?

[RSRally]

I think any car will experience less drag when in the slipstream of another.. i think the real issue is the battery and providing they don't make a mess of the Gen4 battery it should no longer be a problem then.