July 1, 2015 – He had taken the first steps nine months and a half ago, in Beijing, away from the spotlight of European cities, including a lot of skepticism and curiosity. He crossed the finish line last Sunday in the middle of London, after touching two hemispheres and three continents, won millions of viewers and completed the first chapter of a story yet to be told. The first championship in the history of Formula E is so went in archives, after eleven ePrix detectors of the strengths and aspects reviewable, that we tried to summarize below.
Drivers . The ten teams that took part in the 10 away games in the league have used well 35 ! If in Formula 1 has emerged helmet fixed to make them more recognizable, the Formula E still has a long way to go in this direction. Only four teams have managed to maintain a fixed line-up throughout the year – Audi Sport Abt, e.dams-Renault, Mahindra and Venturi – someone had to dig deep to its fleet pilots, as Andretti who has employed eight 10 (11) races! As well as the US team, even the Amlin Aguri (which stopped five) has over the last act of the season with a pair completely different from that of departure. Five riders for the team of Nelson Piquet Jr, with the Chinese team which is also able to change name and livery during the year, from China Racing Team in Nextev TCR.
At the heart of this waltz, the very novelty of the season, divided across two seasons: The vast majority of pilots has indeed course in most categories, with priority given to these realities much more established than the electric range. Thanks to a fortunate absence of coincidences, Buemi is for example able to win a World Endurance in 2014 without giving up any power presence while Da Costa had to jump ePrix opening and closing for the DTM, as Liuzzi missed London preferring the GT Asia with little prospect that he could offer the team Trulli, while Read was the first Delta Wing project and then get out completely from the radar of the series. The English driver, and Michela Cerruti , were another distinctive point of the championship, but took just four races (only two in the UK) to clear the female component of the park starters.
Many pilots have then signed what could be called “contracts proof” – the same Piquet departing had reckoned five ePrix – others were used only as temporary expedients (in addition to the rookie in London, think Sato, Brabham, Andretti, Garcia, Wilson), there are those who failed to take root in any team (Pic has tried both with Andretti, for a race, that with Nextev, for four, then eclipse without clear why) and who has re-emerged from obscurity in which he had fallen, like, do not I want, Jaime Alguersuari, Salvador Duran or even Nelson Piquet Jr, who not surprisingly has talked about a career that “ restart .”
A final consideration on the level Express, which was affected by the swirl of seats presented just above: high, if not the highest for some – with many former F1 that have helped a lot to capture the interest of the media and fans – much less competitive for other: the internal comparisons to the teams and the results to the first outlet of the wheel (they take as reference the impact of Vergne with the series) have issued their sentences.
Penalties . News of the material and technical component did not facilitate the task of making clear to all why certain decisions and is so often proved difficult for the public to take note of the multiple penalties imposed on drivers in qualifying and race , often arrive like a bolt from the blue when dell’uffcializzazione rankings: imperceptible to the observer, in fact, the breakthrough of the maximum levels of power and energy, which have led to suspensions, drive trough or second penalty. The same applies to some disciplinary measures discounted in the next race, as maneuvers Trulli Piquet in Putrajaya or Da Costa in Moscow: more timely intervention would be appropriate during the race. Brackets black on the front disciplinary disqualification of Fat in Berlin, arrived several hours after the party on the podium: disqualify the winner is never nice operation, and Formula It has certainly been no exception.
Social . If Formula 1 is by birth ‘daughter’s baby boom’, the Formula E is fully part of the generation 2.0. And the difference is seen throughout. Even those who followed us on FormulaPassion.it will have been able to take this’ plenty of content on which fans have been able to count : video presentation, interviews, highlights of all liberal, qualifications and races now in the day (followed by another 15 minutes of images of the race the following week all’ePrix); after a running-in phase (in which it was put to the test even the accessibility to the official website) also came the highlights in real time , spread on Twitter and Facebook, with l ‘ unique mission to be shared and disseminated to the Net! Do not secondary role on the social by the vast majority of the team, even to try to win as many votes as possible from FanBoost.
Reliability . Excellent with regard to the power train, also in the light of the absolute novelty of the package put on track by McLaren, Williams and directed by Renault. Significantly revised, and revised after a few races, the mechanical part, with suspension really too fragile that they did more than a victim early in the season. accomplices also curbs ‘killer’, not unrelated to several accidents (from takeoff to Heidfeld, the failure in Buenos Aires). Acting on brakes sent back to economic issues, great anticipation to see the work the solutions sforneranno the Builders in the second season.
Calendar and Circuits. It was not easy to reconcile on the one hand it is impossible to alter a default urban architecture and more than tight timing of construction, with the need to draw a path not only technical, but it could allow battles and overtaking: it is not always successful , except perhaps Berlin, where precisely not running in the city. But the organizers have had to deal with another need: does not make it look like the slower cars than they are . Can not show up with these machines on traditional tracks: wide slopes and long straights (and no noise!) Would disfigure the category for the inevitable confrontation that would be triggered in the minds of all observers with the other categories) as well as presenting technical problems on the front battery consumption significantly higher, and the tests of Donington they had shown. Narrow streets, maybe a little ‘rough, and wise filming, were instead what he did to the case of Formula E.
Coming to the calendar , the format ‘winter’ worked only partially , also for some stage jumped or moved that left holes eccessiv – like that of more than a month between Beijing and Putrajaya – or preposterous – like that of two months between Buenos Aires and Miami . To be avoided overlaps uncomfortable, as it runs on Saturday , which led to Berlin that same weekend in Monaco and the Indy 500. Whereas the Formula 1 next year will most probably in April, better exploit winter months in which the other engines are silent – because almost certainly will increase to 12 cities involved – could be beneficial to Formula E.
Future . And now? Archived, with success, the first season, all the energies are already projected to the next, which will greatly change: The team will develop its powertrain , the first step towards the technological advance that the series wants to be the vehicle and Bus Lane. So we will see the direct challenge of the great Builders electrical, waiting for other homes – already at the window – they decide to cross the threshold: a first ‘buying’ has already been done, Citroen ; Renault took off the mask and will provide the team e.dams, partnership that has already earned a title; Trulli with Motomatica hopes to escape from the nightmare in which you found this year. And so on, from Mahindra in search of redemption, the ambitions of Nextev. There will be a common medium for all the drivers , the risk is that the differences – already emerged this year with teams more or less able to manage their units – can be accentuated especially in terms of ‘reliability. The championship aims to find its financial strength, important investitoti have already arrived and others will come. L ‘ attention to costs will always be a priority, hence the no to free development (for a few more seasons) on the front frame.
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The Formula E has ignited engines and minds, the foundations are solid, the interest is expected to grow: the spark with the audience and the protagonists has struck , it just has to start charge the batteries for the upcoming season .
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