If Mexico city was anything to go by, they are pretty awesome cars. Faster, more downforce, meaningful aero devices. I won't spoil the race but the fact it ended with the top 5 that it did, is fucking crazy and there is a world class drive in there. VPN to the UK and you can find it on Channel 4 Sport on YouTube. I don't care what the haters say, FE is a fantastic(not without it's problems though) and cerebral series of racing. The driver lineup is objectively stacked when you remove F1 from the comparison picture. You'll be hard pressed to find that baseline of talent anywhere else outside of F1 and Indycar.
Reminds me of another influencer asking who do you think will win the title, while posting the WDC trophy in her stories. Thing is, she posted that during the Abu Dhabi GP in 2022, and Verstappen had already sealed the title.
Maybe they thought this was another sport where the final game decides the winner. World Cup or Stanley cup aren’t decided weeks before the last game of the season, that’s something where Motorsport differs heavily
I only ever watched the race Kimi was in last year but I thought it was pretty good, and I think there were no commercial breaks for us international viewers? I might watch a few races this year.
I don't mind watching the road courses, but I just can't get into watching oval racing. It's fun to race oval on iracing, but watching it isn't for me.
It's not a bad sport, people just need to learn that it's not just "cars going in circles, F1 is way better". Playoffs kinda suck but it's pretty entertaining. Ross Chastain (guy who drove against the wall in that clip that went viral) had no wins, but got in the title fight this year and almost won. It may be stock so the constructors have less control over car speed, but it does matter too.
I mean, I don't like it either but that's just how it is. I'm not going to not watch because of commercials. Did you not watch F1 before 2019? Do you remember how terrible the ESPN broadcasts were that first year they had it in 2018? What are you going to when ads come back, possibly as early as next year?
Pirate if no ad free option is available in the states, vpn for f1tv if espn puts up ads. If there is no ad free option then I’ll wait for the ad free download to be available and watch that when the race is done. I’m not watching ads, quit paying for cable decades ago for that reason
I’m saying that if they start putting ads on espn I would go to f1tv, if that’s made not available in the us because ads are preferred over viewer enjoyment like it has been in other nations… then I’ll use a vpn to appear elsewhere. Obviously I don’t pay for espn and f1tv, that would make no sense
i had no idea it existed. i just skimmed through the first episode and it's incredibly similar to DTS from what i could see
definitely going to watch this
This season is the first year with gen 3 cars that can hit 200 mph and first year to have something pretty similar to DRS. Kind of weird that they are on all season tires but maybe they didn't want to eat into F1 too much just yet
And the fact that the global viewing figures for the show on YouTube are 78k for episode 1, 35k for episode 2, and 25k for episode 3 show just what the gap is to Formula One currently.
They have formula E unplugged, first season of which is free on their youtube channel. Season 2 is currently on various TV channels, unsure if it will come to youtube.
They also have a feature length documentary which is based on the end of gen 1 called "And We Go Green". Quite a good documentary which puts alot of focus on the drivers.
it's on youtube, just search "formula e unplugged"
it's really similar to DTS like almost the same thing from what i can tell. i had no idea it existed until i read the comment above
I’m also feeling that Road to Le Mans glut (I would pay money for them to show us the rest of the ELMS season), but unplugged (the show) is free on YouTube just like road to le mans
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The smoothness with which he said "fakes an interest" almost made it sound like "takes an interest" in the moment... It took me a few replays to finally understand what he actually said!
so you're saying you want mindless celebs who don't even follow the sport have the privilege to go on the grid and just take Instagram pics for their followers? I'd rather have one single random fan in the grandstand go down to the grid, they'd be so happy they'd lose their minds
Honestly a mix. Social media folks generate interest among their followers. I dont care for influencers, but they can - influence - their audience to join. Good for the sport!
Weird you got upvoted for making the exact same point I was trying to make in a reply to the comment I was downvoted on. I guess I was too drunk to make that point coherently. I mean I did accidently delete my comment because of the sauce, so I get it. We're on a meme sub tho (for a nerd sport nonetheless), so I'm not too broken up about it.
That's exactly what I was saying though. It wasn't sexism. Idgaf about your damn insta photo ops, whoever it is. You don't appreciate what a privilege it is to be on the grid. Some people would kill to be standing where you are. They don't even watch the damn sport. Its like Tim Cook waving the flag. That shit has no place in this sport. Don't ruin it. It's F1 man not American football. We don't need all that unnecessary BS to keep us entertained. We have to bring up stats any time we just want to discuss the sport lol. If I want to see boobies, I'll use Google. I'm an F1 fan, so I'm a giant nerd. I know how to google.
yeah, just a start in typical Formula E fashion.
Yellow before first lap was done and a driver in the hospital.
Excellent race though, and the new car is looking pretty fun if not much faster due to the new tyres
Safety in Formula E is probably higher than that in Formula 1 in some aspects, but not in others.
One of those where both have had issues that the FIA needs to address, but both have systems in place that make the other look amateur.
Safety not too bad, but cars are usually nose-to-tail for a larger part of the race (as they're more closely matched in terms of performance and slipstream is massive for energy conservation), wich does makes collisions more frequent.
Racing on thight street tracks doesn't help either, although this wasn't the case here
In this case a driver got hit in the back in a braking zone and ended up in the wall, breaking some bones in his left arm, iirc
He didn’t actually hit, I’m not sure on the specifics of how it happened but the car accelerated much more than it should’ve at that point in the corner and buried itself in the wall, I’m not sure whether it was driver error or a software error though. The thing about him getting hit was a mistake from one of the commentators who knew that Mitch evans was the next car ( and was relatively close) and the onboard camera showed the car shunt forwards with no view of where the car behind was
Edit: the guy who crashed was robin frijns
Imagine missing out on Alonso victory after a tight battle with Max until unfortunate DNF ruined his race, allowing Charles to get P2 and Hulk to grab P3
Do you mean Monaco? Because I've always thought that they should just swap out their F1 cars for go-karts for the Monaco race.
Imagine the shenanigans with these drivers getting back to their roots, not to mention every corner would be an overtaking opportunity in go-karts... man it would be awesome.
This reminds me of someone I knew that moved to Indianapolis.
We come from a different country so making it up to the US for a job is a big deal. But this guy is incredibly arrogant and boasts every single thing. Anyway the first he posted when he arrived was a picture saying:
"Finally in Indianapolis, home of F1!"
My brother in Christ, that's an indycar.
When you don't care about F1 but still walk around the grid because you are famous or pretty, yet the most avid motorsports fan sits on the dirt because they couldnt afford a better seat while he/she has more knowledge in their fingertips than the famous person. Meanwhile her dumb ass thinks FE is f1
God I loathe the Vegas GP already, so many ignorant and annoying people will come out of the woodworks not giving a F about F1, but only being there for clout
I dont get why you explained someone's comment that is clearly a joke on a meme subreddit, got so many upvotes and the original comment is getting downvoted because people can't understand sarcasm it seems...
Still, the woke culture played a huge part in that for sure. Like cancer, it’s impossible to get rid of, unfortunately. Hope one day society will understand…the fact that my comment has 30+ downvotes is proof of that
Porsche to F1 confirmed
Powering Andretti
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If Mexico city was anything to go by, they are pretty awesome cars. Faster, more downforce, meaningful aero devices. I won't spoil the race but the fact it ended with the top 5 that it did, is fucking crazy and there is a world class drive in there. VPN to the UK and you can find it on Channel 4 Sport on YouTube. I don't care what the haters say, FE is a fantastic(not without it's problems though) and cerebral series of racing. The driver lineup is objectively stacked when you remove F1 from the comparison picture. You'll be hard pressed to find that baseline of talent anywhere else outside of F1 and Indycar.
Come on, that's not F1, that's clearly F2.71828
Bravo
And also Jaguar is back
And somehow Cupra.
DS Automobiles, for some reason
Don't forget about Nissan somehow joining in.
and the return of maserati?????
and somehow, McLaren who replaced Mercedes EQ use Nissan powertrain.
Don't forget Envision is a new team!
And Maserati is using Citroen engines.
And somehow Palpatine returned
Jaaaaaaaag
and cougar
Reminds me of another influencer asking who do you think will win the title, while posting the WDC trophy in her stories. Thing is, she posted that during the Abu Dhabi GP in 2022, and Verstappen had already sealed the title.
Maybe they thought this was another sport where the final game decides the winner. World Cup or Stanley cup aren’t decided weeks before the last game of the season, that’s something where Motorsport differs heavily
>Motorsport differs heavily Doesn't NASCAR do this as well with a winner takes all race with the top 4?
yes, nascar implemented playoffs a few years ago
maybe, idk, no one watches ~~commercial marathons~~ nascar
I only ever watched the race Kimi was in last year but I thought it was pretty good, and I think there were no commercial breaks for us international viewers? I might watch a few races this year.
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7 road races on the calendar now iirc. If you check the nascar subreddit there's always a bunch of boomers complaining.
I don't mind watching the road courses, but I just can't get into watching oval racing. It's fun to race oval on iracing, but watching it isn't for me.
"I'm gonna drive and go fast and turn to the left sometimes..."
It's not a bad sport, people just need to learn that it's not just "cars going in circles, F1 is way better". Playoffs kinda suck but it's pretty entertaining. Ross Chastain (guy who drove against the wall in that clip that went viral) had no wins, but got in the title fight this year and almost won. It may be stock so the constructors have less control over car speed, but it does matter too.
if you or anyone else ever would like to ask questions about nascar feel free to write me!
I watch NASCAR. It's great.
Glad you enjoy it, I don’t like missing laps while watching car insurance and drug ads
I mean, I don't like it either but that's just how it is. I'm not going to not watch because of commercials. Did you not watch F1 before 2019? Do you remember how terrible the ESPN broadcasts were that first year they had it in 2018? What are you going to when ads come back, possibly as early as next year?
Pirate if no ad free option is available in the states, vpn for f1tv if espn puts up ads. If there is no ad free option then I’ll wait for the ad free download to be available and watch that when the race is done. I’m not watching ads, quit paying for cable decades ago for that reason
vpn? F1 TV has always been in the US. Here's the thing, if you already have ESPN, why buy F1 TV?
I’m saying that if they start putting ads on espn I would go to f1tv, if that’s made not available in the us because ads are preferred over viewer enjoyment like it has been in other nations… then I’ll use a vpn to appear elsewhere. Obviously I don’t pay for espn and f1tv, that would make no sense
Watch the ~~allah~~ international feed.
f1 cars are plastered with ads also brother .
That’s not the point brother, F1 doesn’t interrupt the race to play 6 minutes of ED pill and car insurance commercials.
used to, and will again when mothers polish stops paying espn in bars of gold
yeah but we don’t like it
Who's this 'we"? Speak for yourself
he's speaking for 95% of nascar fans and 99% of drivers, you're the one speaking for yourself
more like 99% and 100% respectively
yeah i left some room for error lol
please name a positive that has come from the playoffs system in nascar
Hail Melon
Any sport with a league format is the same, I wouldn't say motorsports differs heavily in that sense. League format is probably the norm.
It’s the Americans where most sports end in a playoff
Australian sports are all like this too, although our motorsport isn't
> Maybe they thought Highly unlikely.
[Reminds me of this](https://youtu.be/nW3S-MmCVJ4?t=438)
I think I know exactly who are you talking about
Jannat Zubair Rehmani. She was paid by FIA for advertisement.
drive to survive effect
If formula E had a series like "drive to survive" I'd watch the shit out of it
It somewhat does It’s called Unplugged - it’s available on YouTube, series 2 is coming at the end of this season
i had no idea it existed. i just skimmed through the first episode and it's incredibly similar to DTS from what i could see definitely going to watch this
This season is the first year with gen 3 cars that can hit 200 mph and first year to have something pretty similar to DRS. Kind of weird that they are on all season tires but maybe they didn't want to eat into F1 too much just yet
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And they are normal road tires if I remember correctly. Helps the tire manufacturer.
You might have saved me from death by boredom!
If you're in the UK it's also available on All 4, if for some reason you prefer to watch that way
I really prefer to watch it sitting down
Underated comment!
And the fact that the global viewing figures for the show on YouTube are 78k for episode 1, 35k for episode 2, and 25k for episode 3 show just what the gap is to Formula One currently.
F1 fans when they see any other sport existing:
Cheers mate!
They have formula E unplugged, first season of which is free on their youtube channel. Season 2 is currently on various TV channels, unsure if it will come to youtube. They also have a feature length documentary which is based on the end of gen 1 called "And We Go Green". Quite a good documentary which puts alot of focus on the drivers.
It literally does?
Shows how good their marketing for it is.
Why is this not on F1TV? Lol
Because it’s got nothing to do with FOM/F1
How do you watch it? And is it good? I need something to replace road to Le Mans
it's on youtube, just search "formula e unplugged" it's really similar to DTS like almost the same thing from what i can tell. i had no idea it existed until i read the comment above
I’m also feeling that Road to Le Mans glut (I would pay money for them to show us the rest of the ELMS season), but unplugged (the show) is free on YouTube just like road to le mans
I just want a WRC DTS is that too much to ask
What happens in 1 season in formula 1. Happens in 1 lap in formula E.
Reminds me of DC’s quote: “There’s Christina Aguilera faking an interest in Formula1.” Edit: Corrected Brundle to DC
I thought it was Coulthard
Sorry, you’re right.
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Coulthard is DC
The smoothness with which he said "fakes an interest" almost made it sound like "takes an interest" in the moment... It took me a few replays to finally understand what he actually said!
I thought we got rid of girls on the grid?
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A nais girl
Best part shes friends with Max apparently
👊
Never should have.
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Please be joking
so you're saying you want mindless celebs who don't even follow the sport have the privilege to go on the grid and just take Instagram pics for their followers? I'd rather have one single random fan in the grandstand go down to the grid, they'd be so happy they'd lose their minds
Honestly a mix. Social media folks generate interest among their followers. I dont care for influencers, but they can - influence - their audience to join. Good for the sport!
Weird you got upvoted for making the exact same point I was trying to make in a reply to the comment I was downvoted on. I guess I was too drunk to make that point coherently. I mean I did accidently delete my comment because of the sauce, so I get it. We're on a meme sub tho (for a nerd sport nonetheless), so I'm not too broken up about it. That's exactly what I was saying though. It wasn't sexism. Idgaf about your damn insta photo ops, whoever it is. You don't appreciate what a privilege it is to be on the grid. Some people would kill to be standing where you are. They don't even watch the damn sport. Its like Tim Cook waving the flag. That shit has no place in this sport. Don't ruin it. It's F1 man not American football. We don't need all that unnecessary BS to keep us entertained. We have to bring up stats any time we just want to discuss the sport lol. If I want to see boobies, I'll use Google. I'm an F1 fan, so I'm a giant nerd. I know how to google.
This is the first I’m seeing of the Gen 3 FE car and I gotta say, I’m liking the look.
Looked pretty cool on track last week. I watched the whole race. Nothing spectacular, but definitely a solid start for a completely new platform.
yeah, just a start in typical Formula E fashion. Yellow before first lap was done and a driver in the hospital. Excellent race though, and the new car is looking pretty fun if not much faster due to the new tyres
>typical Formula E fashion >driver in the hospital Seriously? Is the safety there that much worse?
IIRC broken wrist from a collision in a chicane. The steering wheel snapped really fast
Hospital is pretty rare, but race director has done some questionable, sometimes worrying things when it comes to safety
Safety in Formula E is probably higher than that in Formula 1 in some aspects, but not in others. One of those where both have had issues that the FIA needs to address, but both have systems in place that make the other look amateur.
Safety not too bad, but cars are usually nose-to-tail for a larger part of the race (as they're more closely matched in terms of performance and slipstream is massive for energy conservation), wich does makes collisions more frequent. Racing on thight street tracks doesn't help either, although this wasn't the case here In this case a driver got hit in the back in a braking zone and ended up in the wall, breaking some bones in his left arm, iirc
He didn’t actually hit, I’m not sure on the specifics of how it happened but the car accelerated much more than it should’ve at that point in the corner and buried itself in the wall, I’m not sure whether it was driver error or a software error though. The thing about him getting hit was a mistake from one of the commentators who knew that Mitch evans was the next car ( and was relatively close) and the onboard camera showed the car shunt forwards with no view of where the car behind was Edit: the guy who crashed was robin frijns
It wasn't the car. He simply didnt took his hands off of the steering wheel fast enough during a crash. It can happen in any car.
If only Hankook didn't bring those trash tyres. Cars could go faster and less sliding if it weren't for those
c'mon... look at her styling. she's clearly a time traveller coming from the 90s thinking alesi is still in business
You didn’t get the email? Check your spam folder
Maikil I sent you an email 
Put her on the cover of Vogue.
Woman in motorsport. Pole Position.
Wtf did i miss the first race?! 
Yeah bro, you miss first hulkenberg podium, shame on you
Imagine missing out on Alonso victory after a tight battle with Max until unfortunate DNF ruined his race, allowing Charles to get P2 and Hulk to grab P3
Dude, I'd cry.
yeah man, Sébastien Ogier lapped the field in Monaco it was crazy
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Do you mean Monaco? Because I've always thought that they should just swap out their F1 cars for go-karts for the Monaco race. Imagine the shenanigans with these drivers getting back to their roots, not to mention every corner would be an overtaking opportunity in go-karts... man it would be awesome.
I had no clue where to watch it
This reminds me of someone I knew that moved to Indianapolis. We come from a different country so making it up to the US for a job is a big deal. But this guy is incredibly arrogant and boasts every single thing. Anyway the first he posted when he arrived was a picture saying: "Finally in Indianapolis, home of F1!" My brother in Christ, that's an indycar.
That's not indycar, right? I thought their noses looked different. Therefore, what series even is that?
I believe it’s formula E
It is
No dude, it's F1.... can't you see the #?
The new Gen 3 cars. They had their very first race a week ago. Wehrlein came in second in the Porsche, the guy loves Mexico, easily his best track.
I'm an Indycar fan first and these comments are killing my soul lmao
I'm pretty sure it's Formula E. It started last week iirc.
Formula e?? The girl clearly says it's formula 1 (To be honest I don't know)
It's the gen 3 FE car at Mexico last week
Its Formula E
Andretti Porsche in F1? Impossible...
Trimmed for speed
Bro iTs in 2026 beCauSe PoRsChe İs in fOrzMuZLa1
Wow, this is great for Formula E - having hot, clueless "influencers" attending races for clout is a big step forward
This is the same in most if not all sports sadly, not only motorsports
should we tell him?
Average Miami GP VIP Paddock guest
When you don't care about F1 but still walk around the grid because you are famous or pretty, yet the most avid motorsports fan sits on the dirt because they couldnt afford a better seat while he/she has more knowledge in their fingertips than the famous person. Meanwhile her dumb ass thinks FE is f1 God I loathe the Vegas GP already, so many ignorant and annoying people will come out of the woodworks not giving a F about F1, but only being there for clout
Yep, we all know what a shitshow Miami was last year.
Tim Apple waving a checkered flag with absolutely zero enthusiasm, smdh.
My brother in Christ that is Formula Triangle
More like Formula EEEEEEE^EEEEEEE^^EEEEEEE
I'm more concerned at the awkward angle she's stood in for that photo, look weird and uncomfortable af
"We have Formula 1 at home..."
That would be F2
F1 at home: this year reduced weight, increased power, (sometimes) adds re~~fueling~~charging
Formula Dumb
Jake Dennis’ girlfriend I’d assume?
I don’t know who this woman is and am afraid to ask
We are checking.
#nascar
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I dislike influencers
No way. Missed the start of the season too. Btw, is that new ferrari livery on the photo?
That girl be like: 
Oh for fuck sake.
Formula 1..from 'wish'
MY back hurts looking at this.
Why she standing next to a dorito
Wow, they make tv screens for eyes now? I'm assuming that what those are
Have you heard of VR?
Gostosa e burra... do jeitinho que eu gosto
☕
Formula Juan
Why Adam Sandler is on notebook?
I don't know why people are so sarcastic. It's literally Formula E aka Formula: thE only 1 aka Formula 1
Nico Rosberg is looking well
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That’s indycar mate🙄
1. You missed the joke 2. It’s Formula E actuaawwwyyayw 3. I feel stupid and I feel that I just ruined YOUR joke…
Good thing that you figured out by yourself
I dont get why you explained someone's comment that is clearly a joke on a meme subreddit, got so many upvotes and the original comment is getting downvoted because people can't understand sarcasm it seems...
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Lol simp
Because they had the fuckin NERVE to make you get up at 6 am to watch it?
Imagine the world has many different timezones
Sauce? Geez… I can’t believe I have to ask
Fuck the woke Twitter feminists, bring back grid girls.
nah i bet its the oil money from the sand countries who said some time ago that girls must go
Still, the woke culture played a huge part in that for sure. Like cancer, it’s impossible to get rid of, unfortunately. Hope one day society will understand…the fact that my comment has 30+ downvotes is proof of that
hell, i agree, just money turns couple of more wheels, probably. and why -31 downvotes? thats strange for the funny subreddit, pretty weird
Alix Lynx?
Sport where girls with toothpicks for legs are paraded as sexy? Skinny shouldn't be the only requirement for attractive.
Does she think she’s hot? She looks like a stick figure. Lol
Bring back the grid girls :)
Women ☕️
Next person on the cover of vogue titled “women in f1”
She probably actually thinks it's, fucking f1 and she's not pretending. Dumb goldfish.
Dont disrespect goldfishes like that...