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  • Fan Boost

    Long gone.

    forced attack mode

    Gen3 Attack Mode was stupid because it was a penalty, not an advantage. Gen3 Evo rules with all wheel drive under attack mode actually have the intended consequence to produce more attacks.

    pit boost, etc.

    Pit boost was fine. No more difficult to follow than WEC with its refueling. Pit boost’s major downside IMO is that mechanics must not repair the car while it’s charging, so cars with broken front wings or flat tire have little chance to catch up after the wing change with a lap down. Personally, I’d be in favor of battery swaps with solid state batteries in the side pods and mechanics would use pressure guns to bolt them off and on again, kinda similar to Nio EP9.



  • 1st 800kg is with the driver

    OK, cool. Still not 300kg more than a FE car like you claimed. Seems your source is a donkey.

    Was this where you got that claim.

    My source is Mario Illien. If Mario misspoke, send a letter of complaint to:

    Ilmor Engineering Ltd.
    
    Quarry Road
    Brixworth
    Northamptonshire
    NN6 9UB
    UK
    

    Anyhow: FE has no problem producing exciting races with actual overtakes in Monaco. So its means of propulsion is not the problem. If anything, in the same interview he criticized the F1 PU formula as too complicated and heavy and the type of hybrid system to be out of touch with road cars. His approach for a change this is fully electric propulsion with a very simple and much much lighter ICE as generator and relatively few battery cells. This is somewhat similar to the approach of Audi RS Q e-tron.

    If you disagree with that approach, feel free to send another letter of complaint to the aforementioned address.




  • In F1 the hybrid electric system is ment to augment the ICE

    Yes, you just explained what a hybrid system is. We already understood this.

    The formula E cars have less range, lower top speed, and weigh almost 300kg more.

    That’s not true.

    Formula E Gen3 Evo: Minimum weight (incl. driver and battery): 856kg (Source)

    Formula 1 2025: Minimum weight WITHOUT driver and fuel: 800kg (Source)

    It’s not a conspiracy

    The lie is that the hybrid system in its current form is what makes F1 cars heavy. That’s factually not the case. It’s 20kg out of 800kg.

    The most weight in FE comes from spec parts which are not at the forefront of current technology. Cost is also a major factor.

    Also, whether your 100% wrong claims about how much FE and F1 cars weigh are “conspiracy” is depending on if you are merely misinformed or lying on purpose. I make no judgement which of the two is the case.










  • I see the attraction of moving back to simple, light engines

    Of the big lies the competitors to electric propulsion successfully spread is that hybrid is what’s making the engines heavy. It’s not. In F1 the ICE is over 100kg without the energy store (=fuel) whereas is hybrid unit is 20kg including energy (=battery).

    a lot of noise that fans enjoy

    If fans actually enjoyed the noise so much, why are so few people caring about LMP2? I think that’s a loud minority. Actual motorsport fans care about the on-track competition more than the propulsion technology.

    Of the overall F1 fan base, only a small minority ever attended an F1 race. The engine noise most encounter is the result of the broadcast audio mix.