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Old 17 Mar 2018, 22:58 (Ref:3808679)   #76
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Perfect weather. Won the Chinese funded team over ABT Audi.
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Old 18 Mar 2018, 08:19 (Ref:3808809)   #77
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Old 19 Mar 2018, 00:17 (Ref:3808999)   #78
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The organisation was a chaos.


30 minutes before the race start, we went back to the grandstand, but we found lots of people waiting with their Gold tickets, and the grandstand was already full. After loud discussions, we were given pitlane passes. But those grandstands there were full too.


We ended up standing on the sand behind the pitlane entry fences, trying to watch the cars above the walls. I could barely watch the rooftop cameras and the odd helmet, whereas shorter people were less fortunate.


I have been to other Formula E, TC2000 and Auv races at Punta del Este, and I had never seen such a mess.
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 00:19 (Ref:3809230)   #79
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NaBUru38, did they refund you?
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 01:10 (Ref:3809241)   #80
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Something more about the organization. As in Buenos Aires last year ticket stated "doors open 8am" (which was already late since P1 started at that exact time). I got there 15 minutes earlier and they tell me "stand will not open till 9".
I started complaining and soon it became loud too. Of course, no responsable people in the place. Went to complain somewhere else and by the time doors opened P1 was history.
Of course, when I saw the series last year in Monaco and Paris none of this happened.
I started the day really ****ed off.
For race time (4pm) I went into the gold grandstand 1h30m earlier and I didn't manage to get a seat too high of course. Was pretty crowded already.
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 11:03 (Ref:3809342)   #81
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No, I wasn't refunded. Nobody had any money there, they use third-party "redes de cobranzas" (payment shops).
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Old 24 Mar 2018, 19:13 (Ref:3810470)   #82
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No, I wasn't refunded. Nobody had any money there, they use third-party "redes de cobranzas" (payment shops).
Hope you had put forward a written complaint.
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Old 25 Mar 2018, 20:47 (Ref:3810720)   #83
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I won't bother, it would be a waste of time.
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Old 26 Mar 2018, 23:16 (Ref:3811106)   #84
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I won't bother, it would be a waste of time.
How about to inform Mr Agag minions? I'm pretty sure they are too busy with their gadgets to read this forum...
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Old 10 Apr 2018, 16:15 (Ref:3814695)   #85
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Do you think Formula E can become a World Championship sanctioned by FIA?
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Old 10 Apr 2018, 20:08 (Ref:3814731)   #86
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I don't know the full list of requirements for a FIA World Championship.

Formula E already has multiple manufacturers, and races in multiple continents.
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Old 11 Apr 2018, 00:17 (Ref:3814760)   #87
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Still missing the fanbase!
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Old 12 Apr 2018, 15:27 (Ref:3815045)   #88
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Still missing the fanbase!
Maybe FIA don't want to see a competition between F1 and Formula E?
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Old 13 Apr 2018, 23:15 (Ref:3815292)   #89
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Maybe FIA don't want to see a competition between F1 and Formula E?
Better be first in a village than second at Rome.

And talking about Rome...
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Old 14 Apr 2018, 14:20 (Ref:3815436)   #90
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Old 14 Apr 2018, 14:52 (Ref:3815438)   #91
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Gah vernon Kay! Basically asked if dams were going to drop Prost when Nissan replaces renault, but interrupted the Nissan exec so that he couldn’t give a straight answer
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Old 14 Apr 2018, 21:15 (Ref:3815525)   #92
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Gah vernon Kay! Basically asked if dams were going to drop Prost when Nissan replaces renault, but interrupted the Nissan exec so that he couldn’t give a straight answer
If not eDams, who else? JRM, no way! One of the most beneficial and valuable gifts we can give to ourselves in this life: is allowing ourselves to be surprised! It is okay if life surprises you. Its a good thing!
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Old 14 Apr 2018, 21:25 (Ref:3815535)   #93
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Old 15 Apr 2018, 11:14 (Ref:3815701)   #94
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Still missing the fanbase!
Fastest rising audience in motorsport amongst the younger generation. How much of a fanbase did the the older series have in their first couple of years? It takes time.
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Fastest rising audience in motorsport amongst the younger generation. How much of a fanbase did the the older series have in their first couple of years? It takes time.
Doubled I heard, from two to four. 100% increase
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Old 15 Apr 2018, 18:55 (Ref:3815809)   #96
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Supposedly Saudi Arabia and the Chinese island of Hainan may be added to next season's schedule.
http://e-racing365.com/formula-e/new...-taking-shape/
I can find no other mention of any alleged attempt to arrange a Formula E race in Toronto or Vancouver. After the Formula E event in Montreal last year was unable to attract any private corporate sponsorship and was a financial disaster, it's difficult to believe there would be anyone in Canada now willing to try it again.
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The wonderful thing about the "fastest rising" stat is that it mathematically has to be the fastest rising because it was 0 only a couple of years ago. There is no way it can't be the fastest rising unless it stayed at 0.
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The wonderful thing about the "fastest rising" stat is that it mathematically has to be the fastest rising because it was 0 only a couple of years ago. There is no way it can't be the fastest rising unless it stayed at 0.
Of course the figures are compared year on year and it didn't start last year...
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Of course the figures are compared year on year and it didn't start last year...
Yup. But it's easier to have a 100% rise and be the fastest rising when the figure you start with is lower. Double of 1000 is 2000. Double of 10 million is 20 million.

Of course Formula E is the fastest rising. There's no way it couldn't be given it started at zero only a handful of years ago.
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Yup. But it's easier to have a 100% rise and be the fastest rising when the figure you start with is lower. Double of 1000 is 2000. Double of 10 million is 20 million.

Of course Formula E is the fastest rising. There's no way it couldn't be given it started at zero only a handful of years ago.
Show me the racing series/championship/event that doesn't stretch the facts to help publicise itself...

On a weekend awash with international motorsport, it's quite easy to compare F1 and the heavily maligned newcomer FE. However it was plain to witness the event in China lacked atmosphere via a crowd, once again. More locals ushered in with free caps, t-shirts and flags...yet still embarrassingly-empty grandstands. This is "the pinnacle" of motorsport, allegedly. The event in Rome was packed, it was buzzing and had a good feel to it. There was genuine interest and excitement in the city.

However, come the Monaco GP I expect that to easily surpass the level of excitement at most, if not all FE events. But that doesn't invalidate FE, just shows where an event can be with well over 60 years practice at getting it right.

What I'm trying to say to all the negative commentators is give FE a chance...because what many see as the benchmark is often easily forgettable.

It should be celebrated for adding to the spectrum of events we can choose to follow or not. One day we may well not have the choice to see any motorsport - electric, petrol, diesel or hydrogen - make the most of it while you can.
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