Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead
by PedroBatista on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:03AM
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These days the only thing more boring than formula 1 is formula e. It’s the political correct one, we all know what everyone is thinking but nobody tell :)
Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead
by the_mitsuhiko on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:33AM
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Right now maybe, but in 30 years I'm sure electric vehicles are going to be more interesting than ICE ones.
Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead
by bart_spoon on Monday October 05, 2020 @10:30AM
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> If anything my guess is that once they figured out the battery problem so they can go on bigger courses, they will introduce electric vehicles in the Formula 1 and start phasing out Formula E.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Formula E has an exclusive contract with the FIA to be the only series that uses fully electric vehicles until 2039. Formula 1 could only switch to electric vehicles with permission from Formula E, or through some kind of merger. If anything it seems more likely that Formula 1 is the one that gets phased out.
I strongly doubt that Formula E will be a drop-in replacement for Formula 1. It's a completely different (and unfortunately so far very boring) replacement for Formula 1. If anything my guess is that once they figured out the battery problem so they can go on bigger courses, they will introduce electric vehicles in the Formula 1 and start phasing out Formula E.