Overall I liked it other than the “fan boost” bollocks but perhaps my expectations were a little lower than others, obviously it’s not going to kick off on a par with F1 or any of the other petrol formulas.
It needs refining and whatnot but it is race one of season one, nothing is ever perfect from the very start…
I think what I’d like to see most of all for their second season would have to be races on proper circuits, this starting season is all street circuits, I understand why, the whole “Bringing a new spectacle to the people” thing, but I think it would benefit from being raced on race circuits rather than closed roads.
I’d also like it if they had to change battery packs rather than swapping cars, or plugging the buggers in for a charge, obviously they can’t carry sufficient juice for a reasonable length race run yet, but in the same way that refuelling was one of the differentiators for teams in F1 I sort of like the idea that a slick battery change could become a race winner/loser, Forces them to develop the kit towards that end too.
It’s really not worth getting caught up on incidentals like the sound, or the speed of the cars relative to the gas guzzlers, it’s a different sport, what really matters is the racing between comparable cars and their drivers, who’s able to judge corner speeds, braking points, make passes stick etc…
I would like to see them move from a single specification formula to manufacturers working within a governance framework in the not too distant future, at the minute Formula E is more akin to F4 Really, but they have to get the ball rolling somehow and single spec’ gets the racing started…