This series is a formula - the cars are the same specification. Innovation comes from when there is a rule book with sufficient amount of room for people to do their own thing. Where are the options with this series for contestants to evolve anything? Even if they could, how would that 'transform' formula 1? Not even the driver market is really set to change in F1 due to this formula.
Strip aside the green-washing and this formula has very little to do with 'saving the world', evolving electric cars or 'transforming' F1. Sure it is worth giving a go, however, many motorsports fans want to see a series where teams really can innovate with power plants, aerodynamics, suspension and every other aspect pertinent to performance. Only with such a series will we have truly evolutionary leaps in automotive technology that can benefit road cars and other formulae.
They're allowed to innovate after the first season. Agreed not much to do with F1, and wondered if it wasn't intended as a way for racing to get around Bernie's control of F1.
Nice article that discusses a practical change brought about by electric car technology, but an unfortunate title that doesn't reveal anything about its subject.
We used the photo caption trick to find a title. This one's a little baity but at least is informative.
The video title on youtube is "Formula E Car - Test Debut", which is good too.
Much better. Changed. Thanks!
(Previous title was "The battery-powered rocket that could transform Formula 1 racing".)
The title led me to believe they were using some kind of rocket technology.
Well, it's a bit confusing. I posted my comment when the submission title was much less relevant to the article's content than it is now. The title was edited to better reflect the topic after my comment was posted.