Maybe I am wrong but I thought Gen 3 were Gen 2 with some of the parts removed?
I too watch because I love open wheel racing.
I too can't quite get excited...
Andi
They are completely different cars. They have 3 motors, different battery and electric management. Higher power, lower weight, more regen capability.
They also have new much harder Hankook tires that don`t wear as much... that also means they have less grip until up to temp and overall different characteristics.
They are supposed to have rapid charging which I hope will take the energy management part a little more out of the equation. While it is kind of interesting seeing them cross the line with 0.1% power it can become a problem (see Valencia last year).
Drivers do say off the record the cars are very hard to drive ....
I always wonder why people say they can`t "get into" a type of motorsport. Part of me figures it is just like picking out your life partner: Lots of factors go into that and many of them simply cannot be quantified.
Like I said I am not a fan of drifting and have a fairly clear reasoning as to why.
Even though I grew up near Michigan International Speedway and went to qualifying and practice alost every weekend I was not a huge NASCAR fan until I drove one in 2003. Higher Power have mercy... when I figure there could be as many as 4 racers on either side and in front or behind me at those speeds I get it....
If you have a problem with the sound I can get that. Personally I see sound as wasted energy so it doesn`t bother me.
Otherwise though racing in circles has always been the same more or less.
At least with Formula E the racing is fairly close and can sometimes be frantic. The tracks are no narrower than any street course, say in WTCR or the other formula series. Personally I am not a fan of city course. Macau and Pau don`t do it for me. I would also admit that the Temeplhof track looks a little silly but when you realize there were tons of tracks on airfields back in the 50`s it kind of makes sense.
When you look at Formula 1 two or three seasons ago that was basically a Mercedes procession you can`t argue that was more exciting.
Formula 1 is starting to get interesting again but I usually only watch the highlights myself.
For pure racing I really like BTCC to be honest. I also like most GT3 and endurance racing. Something about a machine getting a beating for up to 24 hours straight intrigues me...
Unfortunately my favorite GT3 series: ADAC GT Masters has merged with DTM which has become a GT3 rseries as well... Tickets will likely triple or quadruple in price so I guess 2021 was the last time I visited that...
