When will formulae learn, paywalls don't help grow a series
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| Author: | RtN [ Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
The 2023-24 Formula E World Championship will mark the 10th year of the series, and the fourth world championship. This will be the second season with the Gen 3 rules package, and the most significant change will be the introduction of fast charging pitstops. The precise parameters of how these will work have not yet been finalised, but it is believed that pitstops will be used for one race of each double-header weekend and that stops will have to be completed during a designated window. Calendar Quote: Mexico City - 13th January Diriyah I - 26th January Diriyah II - 27th January Sao Paulo - 16th March Tokyo - 30th March Misano I - 13th April Misano II - 14th April Monaco - 27th April Berlin I - 11th May Berlin II - 12th May Shanghai I - 25th May Shanghai II - 26th May Portland I - 29th June Portland II - 30th June London I - 20th July London II - 21st July As is now usual, all of the races will take place during one calendar year. The proposed schedule is the joint-longest in the history of the championship at 16 races. The first chunk of the calendar sees two significant changes - the races in Hyderabad and Cape Town are gone with no replacement. After that, there is an entirely new event in Tokyo at the end of March, followed by a double-header at the permanent circuit in Misano - the street circuit in Rome has been dropped after last year's pile-up. Berlin returns to two races, swapping dates with Monaco in the process. After Berlin will come another new event, with 2 races on a shortened version of the permanent Shanghai circuit. Jakarta is another dropped venue for this year, with Portland and London completing the schedule. Entrants Quote: Andretti Global ¦ Jake Dennis - Norman Nato Envision ¦ Sebastien Buemi - Robin Frijns Jaguar TCS ¦ Nick Cassidy - Mitch Evans TAG Heuer Porsche ¦ Pascal Wehrlein - Antonio Felix da Costa DS Penske ¦ Jean-Eric Vergne - Stoffel Vandoorne Maserati MSG ¦ Maximilian Gunther - Jehan Daruvala Nissan ¦ Sasha Fenestraz - Oliver Rowland NEOM McLaren ¦ Sam Bird - Jake Hughes ERT ¦ Dan Ticktum - Sergio Sette Camara Mahindra ¦ Eduardo Mortara - Nyck de Vries ABT Cupra ¦ Lucas di Grassi - Nico Muller In terms of teams, the 11 from last season remain as they are, with the only major change being a rebranding of NIO 333 to ERT. In terms of drivers, there is again much volatility with only 3 teams (DS Penske, Porsche and ERT) committed to carrying over the same drivers they finished last season with. McLaren have jettisioned Rast and have brought in Bird to replace him. Bird is replaced at Jaguar by Cassidy, giving them two-thirds of last year's championship podium. Cassidy is replaced at Envision by the returning Frijns, and he in turn is replaced at ABT Cupra by another returnee in di Grassi. Mahindra fill his spot with another former champion in de Vries, and they have also signed up Mortara as a permanent replacement for Rowland, who is yet another returnee to Nissan to fill what was Nato's seat. Nato has landed at Andretti, who needed to replace the retiring Lotterer. The only rookie taking part is Daruvala, who replaces Mortara at Maserati. |
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| Author: | amq55 [ Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
A fire broke out in the Mahindra garage during the Valência tests. One person sent to hospital. |
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| Author: | RtN [ Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Caused by Schwartzman's battery. Not sure why it was in the Mahindra garage. |
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| Author: | RtN [ Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
The calendar has been confirmed - Misano is the replacement for Rome and Portland is up to 2 races. |
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| Author: | Juihi [ Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Kind of a shame they're not going to Rome, but that track was def getting too fast for the cars |
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| Author: | RtN [ Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/485 ... ow-in-full For those interested, every race in the championship's history has been made available on the official website. |
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| Author: | amq55 [ Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
TNT has bought the UK rights. |
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| Author: | gd49 [ Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
amq55 wrote: TNT has bought the UK rights. Sounds like it's going behind a pay wall, streaming is mentioned on Discovery plus so would assume the live YouTube streams are gone too, at least for UK.Sent from my CPH2005 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
When will formulae learn, paywalls don't help grow a series
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| Author: | Schumifan [ Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
FE has a hard enough time already convincing people that it's worth watching an electric series, so I don't know what makes them think they'll be able to do that from behind a paywall. |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Schumifan wrote: FE has a hard enough time already convincing people that it's worth watching an electric series, so I don't know what makes them think they'll be able to do that from behind a paywall. At a guess, this is the first time they've gone from "giving away the rights for free to whoever wants it" to "actually wanting money in return for the right to broadcast the races No doubt TNT promised to actualy promote the sport and when the races are on too, something Channel 4 never really did Sucks though, another series I have to find questionable streams for rather than enjoy on my couch on TV |
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| Author: | amq55 [ Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Hyderabad cancelled due to changes to local government who don't want to host. No replacement. |
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| Author: | mclaren2008 [ Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Tokyo double header would seem logical to make best use of the trip. |
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| Author: | LucasWheldon [ Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
or race in Motegi, see them bunching up on the straights |
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| Author: | RtN [ Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
4 venues lost in the course of 1 off-season, which I think is a (non-WuFlu related) record, including 2 venues that appear to be one-and-done. The turnover of venues is probably the biggest structural problem the championship has. |
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| Author: | Gaara [ Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Par the course with temporary street courses I guess. Change of local government or too many moany locals and it gets canned. |
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| Author: | Coldtyre [ Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Schumifan wrote: FE has a hard enough time already convincing people that it's worth watching an electric series This is a metaphor for the general attitude towards any change related to environmental issues: we're up for the concept of it, but only until it challenges our habits or inconveniences our daily lives. |
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| Author: | cookie [ Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
I miss the time FE started in September, I want regular races in the F1 off season. They should race together with F1, for example in Singapore. Kick off their season there, it would increase the attention a lot. And F1 needs some support races from September onwards as f3 is finished and f2 is in hibernation until Abu Dhabi. Then formula E can also race at Vegas, and then continue on its own when the F1 season ends. Edit: and race together at Mexico city too, as that track already hosts both series. And then formula E can finish their season together with F1 again in Melbourne for example. |
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| Author: | LucasWheldon [ Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
I dunno why don't they host a small winter series with younger drivers to showcase new talent, couldn't be more expensive if they race in the middle east and interested asian cities willing to pay to host a proper (street) race |
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| Author: | Ian-S [ Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2023-24 FIA Formula E World Championship |
Gaara wrote: Par the course with temporary street courses I guess. Change of local government or too many moany locals and it gets canned. . Or more like the cost of staging the event is prohibitively expensive and doesn’t actually bring in all that much revenue for the local economy and after the first couple of years when they’ve been left with the bill for all the ancillary stuff they weren’t told about originally, the local authority have a hard time justifying it again. Even worse it’s not a good look politically if you’re spending millions of quid hosting an event when homeless people are living under cardboard boxes just a few meters away from where your guests are swigging Champaign and caviar - yes looking at you Battersea. |
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