88 replies to this topic

[thegamer23]

SC!

De Vries is out!

Should be a flat-out finale!

[OvDrone]

CRAZY how many points is Da Costa currently clawing back in the championship standings.

[sportyskells]

SC!

De Vries is out!

Should be a flat-out finale!

wrong he did a reset and back on track

[Jellyfishcake]

This might take a while to clear up

[ArchieTech]

Oops

[thegamer23]

Mayhem at the chicane!!

[Jellyfishcake]

Did some drivers gain places by not taking the chicane, I wonder 

[OvDrone]

Gunther is Da Costa's bane.

[thegamer23]

Late Red Flag!

 

But will restart soon, they say! 

Edited by thegamer23, 12 April 2025 - 18:40.

[sportyskells]

Did some drivers gain places by not taking the chicane, I wonder

had no choice

[thegamer23]

Lots of drivers still with Attack mode to use!

Looking hard for DAC to mantain his lead at the restart!

Edited by thegamer23, 12 April 2025 - 18:46.

[sportyskells]

only one car to move and i do not think there any repairs to that tyres wall how long does it take to sort out a grid

[thegamer23]

Here we go! 

[thegamer23]

Standing start!

Juicy!

[Stephane]

What a mess

[thegamer23]

Crazy last lap!

 

But i feel the post-race investigations will be equally action packed.

Messy affair in Miami! 

Edited by thegamer23, 12 April 2025 - 19:12.

[OvDrone]

Peak Formula E-nalty shenanigans. I enjoyed Homestead yet not adding that 1 lap was quite nonsensical to me. 

[Stephane]

There's too many overlapping rules

[Clrnc]

I don't even know whats the finishing position. Many drivers will have penalties

[Metronazol]

'Attack mode misuage'

[Vielleicht]

They have been saying all season long that leaving attack mode too late is a risk. For this exact reason.

Edited by Vielleicht, 12 April 2025 - 19:17.

[OvDrone]

Oh and I need to say this to give Formula E the true Nascar welcome and experience:

Homestead needs to be the season finale. 

That is all. Cheers.
 

[thegamer23]

It's raining penalties!!

Peak FE chaos!
 

[thegamer23]

Actual finishing order!

[Vielleicht]

Podium for Lola-Yamaha! That is nice.

[Vielleicht]

I think I am not keen on the venue, as it turns out.

Better than expected, as I was not really convinced it was the right place beforehand either, but ultimately I think I would prefer the Miami Hard Rock short track they used for the EVO Sessions.

But it was fun to see this race here anyway, even if not the best showcase for what FE has to offer.

The good news is that next up is Monaco.

[RSRally]

I didn't really enjoy that tbh. The first 10 laps or so were way too slow and then the attack mode penalties are a bit of a joke - i think a penalty ok if you haven't deployed Attack Mode but not if you haven't completed it (it's not like it's a penalty these days)

As someone said earlier in the thread, it's a pity they didn't make this a Pit Boost race - no reason that should be limited to double headers.

Looking forward to Monaco

[Junky]

Felix da Costa should easily be leading the championship by now. Unbelievable how unlucky is being so far.

Edited by Junky, 13 April 2025 - 01:17.

[Muppetmad]

Yeah, this wasn't my cup of tea, but I blame the circuit for that. It's just not a good fit for the series.

[Peat]

Farce. 

[MattK9]

I wasn't able to watch this live, but have caught up. Wehrlein got lucky, but he drove a great race to put himself into a position to benefit from the Formula E shenanigans that can occur.

Felt sorry for DAC and Nato. They deserved better. Rowland was strangely quiet this race until he ghosted into the top 4. But a penalty dropped him out the top 10.

I don't know why another lap wasn't added at the end of the race. There was at least 2 laps under SC which normally means added laps.

Big picture, the racing for the first half of the race was painfully slow. We were waiting for the end of the race for it to kick off but denied proper racing by the way the SC and attack modes fell.

I really hope that the Gen4 battery has a bigger capacity. This is the sort of venue I would like Formula E to race at, but not if this is the type of racing it will provide. This style of racing just adds to the misconception that electric cars have poor range.

[sportyskells]

i think maybe reach the cur off point for the extra lap rule

Edited by sportyskells, 13 April 2025 - 09:31.

[Vielleicht]

I don't know why another lap wasn't added at the end of the race. There was at least 2 laps under SC which normally means added laps.

I think this is a legacy of the infamous Valencia usable energy fiasco in 2021.

The rule changes put in place to avoid a repeat of that included limits on how late energy deductions could be made. This was carried over into the added laps section of the sporting regulations.

The last SC/red flag may have ended too late to qualify for added laps, and this was to try and avoid a large part of the field not having enough energy to finish the updated race distance.

The no added laps decision yesterday was therefore for me by the book, following rules drafted with good intentions.

I would support a review about what changes could avoid this and other unfavourable scenarios in future, but it is perhaps another example of the unintended consequences of regulation writing.

Edited by Vielleicht, 13 April 2025 - 09:42.

[Stephane]

The rule is four minutes of SC before adding a lap. There was just not enough time under SC

[thegamer23]

I think Formula E should try stick to street tracks till the veichle is capable of running longer distances without much energy saving. (Gen 4)

 

First few races of the season were all great, Sao Paulo, Mexico, Jeddah, all delivered the show with minimal peleton and a lot of action.

 

While yesterday's Homestead race sits in the podium of my least favourite FE races, i have to say! 
Very similar to that infamous Valencia race, Vielleicht talked about.

 

 

Thankfully Monaco is next, wich is ALWAYS a classic in Formula E  

 

Should be great to watch with the new Gen 3 Evos!

Double header weekend, with a Pit Boosted race (so, very fast pace!) and a more traditional race!
 

See ya in early May!! 

 

Edited by thegamer23, 13 April 2025 - 10:39.

[crooky369]

My second Formula E weekend this year. And after seeing that rather bizarre race I'm eagerly awaiting Monaco with another pit boost race.

As I'm thinking that the pitstop races should be made the future of the sport as soon as possible.

[thegamer23]

We missed Gunther Steiner's chequered flag FAIL  

 

https://x.com/i/stat...360763417002006

Edited by thegamer23, 13 April 2025 - 10:42.

[Disgrace]

Not a classic. A totally unmemorable venue. Happy for Lola and glad that da Costa wasn't screwed too badly by the final SC.

[RSRally]

It felt like a hastily arranged replacement race rather than a proper FE venue. Bring back Portland! (what was the reason FE didn't continue there?)