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Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein revealed at the recent Diriyah E-Prix that the drivers are giving the FIA “feedback”, in regard to the questionable race distances so far this season.
Formula E was famous for its countless overtakes in almost every race in 2023, but the same cannot be said for 2024. The first three races of Season 10 saw minimal overtaking, partly due to the challenging nature of the venues. Mexico City and Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in F1 have always posed difficulties for overtaking due to their high altitude. Even the recent races in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, had few overtakes. Two main reasons for this decline in overtaking are the teams’ improved understanding of the Gen3 machinery and a miscalculation by the FIA in race distances, resulting in minimal energy management. This lack of energy management allows drivers to go flat-out, making overtaking nearly impossible. Many drivers, including Pascal Wehrlein, have expressed their concerns about the race distances and slipstream effect, and they plan to provide feedback to the FIA for future races.
