The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

apple2009 · Post by **apple2009** » 20 Oct 2013, 07:04

Wow. They've jumped the shark before the first race.

Post by **mario** » 20 Oct 2013, 07:23

Faustus wrote:
Meatwad wrote:A vote-to-pass system has been announced for Formula E, meaning that people can give their favorite drivers a pace advantage by voting for them on Twitter. What a bathplugging joke.

http://voltmagonline.com/formula-e-to-a ... h-twitter/

Understandably, this idea has received a lot of criticism and will hopefully be dropped before the series starts.

It won't take long for all the teams to start working on automated-tweeting software to give their drivers an advantage.

You would have thought that the organisers would have heard about the spread of fake votes on social networks to persuade sponsors to part with their cash and considered how that could be similarly abused for such a purpose.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 25 Oct 2013, 17:29

In dinizintheoven's F1RMGP, DAMS and Prost merged into one team. It has happened in reality now (sort of).

Alain Prost and DAMS have started the e.dams team to compete in Formula E next year:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110835

Post by **mario** » 25 Oct 2013, 17:47

pi314159 wrote:In dinizintheoven's F1RMGP, DAMS and Prost merged into one team. It has happened in reality now (sort of).

Alain Prost and DAMS have started the e.dams team to compete in Formula E next year:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110835

Let's hope that, this time around, Prost's business acumen is sharper and the team stays manages to stay afloat. The Formula E grid does seem to be gradually filling up, although the numbers do still seem to be a bit thin on the ground.

Barbazza · Post by **Barbazza** » 25 Oct 2013, 17:49

e.dams?! Well, if the livery isn't mostly yellowy-orange with a red trim then I will be very disappointed!

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 25 Oct 2013, 18:03

i wonder if they'll paint it up like this old gem

now, is the "e" in "e.dams" short for Erik Comas?

Post by **Ataxia** » 25 Oct 2013, 20:24

Barbazza wrote:e.dams?! Well, if the livery isn't mostly yellowy-orange with a red trim then I will be very disappointed!

Babybel are suddenly very interested...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Oct 2013, 21:59

Ataxia wrote:
Barbazza wrote:e.dams?! Well, if the livery isn't mostly yellowy-orange with a red trim then I will be very disappointed!

Babybel are suddenly very interested...

So are Wallace and Gromit!

golic_2004 · Post by **golic_2004** » 01 Nov 2013, 00:22

http://plus.autosport.com/premium/featu ... nd-coming/

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 01 Nov 2013, 00:24

This is good news.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 01 Nov 2013, 01:51

Dark77 wrote:This is good news.

Good News!

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 01 Nov 2013, 06:33

#shocked

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 01 Nov 2013, 09:07

Interesting to see Mark Preston's involved - he has designed concept electric vehicles before, and with Formula E saying it plans to open up chassis design after the first season(s), it looks like Soopah Aguri are planning ahead. Also, he has at times looked at setting up his own F1 team, and he (at least recently) worked for Formtech.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 01 Nov 2013, 09:53

Suddenly Formula E got a major boost in my consideration!

http://www.fiaformulae.com/news/super-aguri-becomes-sixth-team

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 01 Nov 2013, 10:51

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 01 Nov 2013, 11:00

Stramala wrote:

And their technical director is... Peter McCool. How awesome is that name!

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 01 Nov 2013, 12:22

pi314159 wrote:In dinizintheoven's F1RMGP, DAMS and Prost merged into one team. It has happened in reality now (sort of).

Alain Prost and DAMS have started the e.dams team to compete in Formula E next year:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110835

I AM NOSTRADAMUS!

And better still, the cheesy "e.dams" name isn't a million miles away from the equally food-related initials of Société Prost-Arnoux Motorsports!

Top quality news about Super Aguri as well. It'll be hard knowing which of these two to throw my support behind.

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 01 Nov 2013, 13:36

The grid is pretty awesome:

Prost-Dams
Soopah Aguri
Drayson Racing, who make electric cars with Lola
China Racing, whose previous experience was A1GP
Andretti Autosport, run by someone who's not a reject just because he was in a McLaren
Dragon Racing - is actually Penske!

andrew2209 · Post by **andrew2209** » 01 Nov 2013, 14:03

e.dams. They didn't think that through did they?

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 01 Nov 2013, 14:26

Backmarker wrote:Dragon Racing - is actually Penske!

Nope. It's run by Roger Penske's son Jay Penske, but the two organisations are completely unrelated otherwise. Otherwise Dragon Racing wouldn't be the rejectful shambles of a race team that it is.

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 01 Nov 2013, 23:07

I like the sound of Super Aguri racing again

watka · Post by **watka** » 02 Nov 2013, 14:12

A reason to watch Formula E! I like that the team is called SAFE is acronym form. They won't be if Yuji Ide is driving!

apple2009 · Post by **apple2009** » 02 Nov 2013, 14:39

Reject reunion!

watka · Post by **watka** » 02 Nov 2013, 14:57

Where's Coloni when you need them?

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 02 Nov 2013, 15:57

minardi come back plz

girry · Post by **girry** » 02 Nov 2013, 20:58

Coloni? Minardi?

If they BOTH were to join the series (to accompany Super Aguri who are there already), I can hereby declare that I will give up on watching all other forms of motorsport in order to enjoy Formula E in its fullness, should such events occur.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 02 Nov 2013, 23:18

Just looking to see Simtek and Pacific to also enter. A shame that it would be unlikely to have a MasterCard Lola team here...

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 02 Nov 2013, 23:36

Well, theres a few Reject teams that are still existing in one series or the other, obviously Coloni, but also Zakspeed. I don't know what Zakspeed are currently doing, so they should read this and take this as a hint

Of course, Coloni is running the AutoGP championship, which is rejectful enough in its own right, they don't need any Formula E

Now where are new teams like USFE when you need them?

watka · Post by **watka** » 02 Nov 2013, 23:40

This wrote:Well, theres a few Reject teams that are still existing in one series or the other, obviously Coloni, but also Zakspeed. I don't know what Zakspeed are currently doing, so they should read this and take this as a hint
Of course, Coloni is running the AutoGP championship, which is rejectful enough in its own right, they don't need any Formula E

Now where are new teams like USFE when you need them?

Stefan FE?

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 03 Nov 2013, 00:32

All we want is for Formula E to be Leftovers in real life. Is that so much to ask?

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 03 Nov 2013, 01:34

I might actually watch Formula E if I can get it on TV here in the US on say, NBC Sports Network.

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 03 Nov 2013, 11:33

dr-baker wrote:Just looking to see Simtek and Pacific to also enter. A shame that it would be unlikely to have a MasterCard Lola team here...

If chassis production is opened up, Lola might end up making chassis for Drayson. Probably won't be hiring Rosset or Sospiri though.

The other rumoured teams are Bluebird (of land-speed record fame), Mahindra (who make electric cars in India) and Vastha Racing (don't seem like a serious outfit, as I cannot find anything about them that suggests they're more than a name) and Team Rosberg.

LionZoo · Post by **LionZoo** » 05 Nov 2013, 03:46

watka wrote:Yuji Ide is driving!

This needs to happen.

Snoozey2 · Post by **Snoozey2** » 09 Nov 2013, 20:09

Honestly, if this can't get anyone excited about auto racing again, nothing can...

Autosport: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111013

In all seriousness, i sincerely hope Formula E can be the "new frontier" for open-wheel racing for both drivers and engineers alike.
ample room (hopefully) for innovation & creativity, and unknown on-track challenges & variables galore.
and when there are variables to be had, the potential of "reject"-goodness is limitless.

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 09 Nov 2013, 20:12

We've already got a thread for Formula E in the EVDP Forum. Should the moderators move this?

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 09 Nov 2013, 21:01

good_Ralf wrote:We've already got a thread for Formula E in the EVDP Forum. Should the moderators move this?

We also have this.

OsellaFA1L · Post by **OsellaFA1L** » 09 Nov 2013, 23:45

I am really looking forward to this, I always liked Super Aguri in F1

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 10 Nov 2013, 05:34

dr-baker wrote:
Stramala wrote:

And their technical director is... Peter McCool. How awesome is that name!

Just hearing that name makes me want to walk down the street while listening to George Backer Selection!

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 16 Nov 2013, 07:35

The seventh team has been announced, and it's a joint venture between Audi and Abt Sportline.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 16 Nov 2013, 15:28

Backmarker wrote:The seventh team has been announced, and it's a joint venture between Audi and Abt Sportline.

But Audi are good at motorsport! This is unacceptable!