dr-baker wrote:And I think that there should be a slightly bigger bias in the TV coverage towards those who have 'won' the Fan Boost. It is obvious by definition that those three drivers have been the most popular in the run-up to the race, and those who voted for those drivers will be following those drivers in particular. In other words, what on earth happened to Katherine Legge? Just as those pitting at the end of lap 13 came in, I noticed that she and Michela Cerruti were a lap down. I don't recall seeing them get lapped so at that point, I assumed that they had already pitted. But then it turned out that they pitted a lap later, at the end of lap 14. But anyway, go Super Aguri - very similar to their F1 performance - earning a place for Formula E Rejects!
OK, so I watched the highlights a week or so ago. I noted that when the timings were scrolling across during lap 7, Katherine Legge was 23 seconds behind. During lap 10, she was listed as 27 seconds behind. Both times, she was ahead of Michela Cerruti. Lap 13: lapped, and still ahead of Michela Cerruti, on a lap that took 105 seconds (based on Sato's fastest lap). What on earth happened? Then I read the review in Autosport. Daniel Abt got penalised 57 seconds for using a bit too much power, but no mention of why 57 seconds specifically (why not 55 or 60 seconds, why 57?), nor why Katherine Legge and Jamie Alguersuari got exactly the same penalty (although Wikipedia explains for the two drivers).
But as regards the extra double-header round. London is still deciding between Battersea and ExCeL. Why not one round at each on the same weekend? It would viably work, what with the series being based just a couple of hours' up the road (or even less if you take a flight from City - right next to ExCeL - to Midlands Airport, right next to Donnington). And it would solve the problem of the double-header...
And one final thought for now. Who else thinks this looks like a penguin?
