KaiserPingo
Vast improvements in battery technologi is a must !!! They have to, as quickly as possible, getting closer to the performance of true F1-cars. Cutting down 5 - 10 laps on a complete race is surveable, but E-racers have to match the topspeeds on the straights of the real racetracks. When that happens, the two classes will merge and E will be F1 ! Without that pathetic and idiotic and no-good Halo contraption, thought up by wimps
SoundRacer
How about good old V8, V10 or V12 sounds? Either with speakers in the cars and a volume that is not too high, or wireless to be enjoyed with headphones for the engine sound enthusiasts. SoundRacer technology is already available...
Bahnstormer
Attended NYC E Prix and found view of the track from even the top of the grandstands to be very poor. If I attend another race, there will have to be more of the track visible .
andy.capp
1. Agreed, go with slicks. 2. Agreed, lose the battery swap, take a risk, prove e-cars can put down power yet still go the distance. 3. End artificial top end speed restrictions... if they want to trade range for speed, let them. 4. Lose the fan voted electricity bonus... makes the series smell like NASCAR "entertainment" rather than a sport. 5. With Audi, Mercedes and Porsche coming aboard, consider altering body style to closed wheel, open cockpit (a la the late, great CanAm)... safer, more battery room, cars able to safely "rub and race" and format closer to where Audi, Mercedes and Porsche have come from. Also give Formula E a unique appearance, not just another open wheen F1 knock off. Although, they are the coolest looking open wheel cars on the planet. Formula E is new, you don't have to copy anyone's format... create your own that is best for you. Great series, good luck, like the urban venues. Consider using in town / near town airport runway courses (like Cleveland Indycar)... great racing, safe, harkens back to racing's early days, offers prebuilt in town / near town location. Cheers.
Buzzclick
Don't understand why all the cars have the same body with different paint jobs. And why wasn't the race in Mtl. held at the Gilles Villeneuve racetrack? Sure, on the city streets it was cool, but it involved at least 3 weeks of prepping the track and another 1-2 weeks of taking it down, with all the traffic congestion that entailed. I cannot see this as a yearly event on the streets. Peoples' tolerances will become seriously stretched. Formula E is becoming one more harbinger of the EV revolution, but it still has a lot of growing pains to deal with.
Dennis Kopcial
To keep attendance up, the ability to see the race has to improve. In Brooklyn, most of the views were of 10 - 25 feet of the track at most. I also think the fan vote boost is a bad idea.
kurik
Always thought the cars were too long for the tracks they are on. If you are doing street then make them shorter....give them better grip as they slide everywhere so easily...and make them last on one battery. Agree with one commenter who said go for the closed wheel idea. Make it different and own it.
Rocky Stefano
I won't spend a dollar going to see a race where the cars sound like that. Call me old fashioned but I need to hear the rush of that engine zooming by, not the sound of a hummingbird.
blackslax
Better battery? Sure. Deep 6 the fan voted electricity bonus? Yup. But that's not really going to bring in paying fans. What this next generation sport needs is a next generation improvement. Something that's not allowed in F1; something that sets Formula E racing apart. I suggest dynamic spoilers. Spoilers that can change shape or move as needed while the car is in motion. Spoilers that will allow a car to take turns at unheard of speeds.
apprenticeearthwiz
OK it's a different format with restricted tracks but the performance improvements in Formula E have been far slower than they have for bikes in TTZero. The majority of teams and probably the governing body too, are still heavily invested in ICEVs. Maybe they're reluctant to let EVs outshine ICEVs just yet.