Comparison on how fast "Formula E" machine in 3 seasons is onboard in Monaco

By electric car that entered the third seasonFormula carrace"Formula E"The machine is certainly faster than the 2014-2015 season of the first year held. FIA managing the championship has released official video on YouTube as to how much it is different.

Formula E Speed ​​Comparison Season 1 vs Season 3: Full Lap Onboard - YouTube


An overview of the Monte Carlo city course used in Formula E's "Monaco ePrix", which is the stage of comparison, looks like this. There are many parts overlapping with the Monte-Carlo city course used in F1, but some are not used and are a little short course.


The image is of the season 1 (2014-2015) on the left, and the season 3 (2016-2017) on the right. The video won both racesSebastian BuemiBecause of the drive by, it should be almost no difference in speed due to the habits of the driver. In addition, it is understood that this crosswalk is the same in left and right images, and it passes almost at the same timing.


The machine that passed the start line goes loosely right at the home straight, waving his head to the left, then heading into the first corner "San De Beaute" turning to the right. There is no big difference here. By the way, if it is F1, we will head to the left slope "Bo Ribege", but in Formula E we will take the course downhill on the right hand side here.


Continue while watching the trees on the right ... ....


Sharp curve to the right where the trees are cut off. Here is the point where Nouvel chicane is installed in F1. At the timing when Buemi of the season 1 is approaching the final corner of the chicane, Buenami of the season 3 tried to get through the chicane and start to accelerate the rise.


Continue watching the row of trees seen from the other side and go to the "tobacco" corner turning to the left.


Since there is a pool in the front when you pass "cigarette", the course draws a letter to avoid this. Buemi of season 1 comes up tobacco, season 3 bueneme has already started entering the chicane at the entrance of this section.


And when Buemi of the season 1 enters the chicane, in the eyes of Buemi of the season 3 I am about to arrive at the chicane in the latter half of the section.


If two Buemi were running at the same time, Buemi of Season 1 should be visible from season 1 buenemi, season 3 bucket slowing down and turning into chicane.


In addition, the difference opens gently without clogging. Buemi is never late because he has won both years that he uses for his footage.


Buemi of season 1 is running a course along the beach. Meanwhile, Buemi of the season 3 was entering the "Las Cass" which curves greatly to the right from the course by the sea.


By the time Buemi of season 1 rushed into Ruskas, Buemi of the season 3 passed the corner and speeded up.


So, even a single lap got a considerable difference. As you enter the third year, you can see that the performance of the machine is increasing greatly.


With the regulation change during this time, the battery power was changed from 150 kw to 170 kw, and in the first year all the machines were one makeup race of the same specification but from the second year it was possible to develop the powertrain freely, It can be seen that the fighting power of the machine itself changed considerably.