The New Formula E Car Might Be F1 Fast

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There are rumours of a very interesting new Formula racecar coming in 2026. It supposedly has 800 horsepower, active aero, and all-wheel drive.

The racing will be close, and the driver will compete on challenging race circuits.

And that sounds great, doesn’t it? The only thing is they don’t make too much noise - because, they’re electric - now, we all love a big V10, but using electric motors allows for some genius engineering.

So, what series is this? Well, it’s what I’ve heard about the Gen 4 Formula E car - and it should bring the championship, once known for needing car changes mid-race, significantly closer to F1 speeds.

I recently went to Monaco to speak with the teams and drivers to talk about where Formula E might be heading, how the tech is making such big steps forward, and whether getting to Formula 1 speeds is actually the goal for Formula E.

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[Prstag]

What's happened to this "driving a car upsidedown in a tunnel" project? You plugged the heck out of it and then we haven't seen a video in over 7 months.

[mondodimotori]

1:50 those people rolling their eyes at "efficiency" in motorsport have no idea what endurance racing actually is.

Pitting less for fuel is very important to win there.

[Evanijoe]

I mean F1 has been restricting their cars for nearly 30 years now.
Give it a couple more year and they're up to speed, at that point they also will be limited by safety.

[DemolitionManDemolishes]

Looking forward to Gen 5, where they drop most unreliable part - the driver 😁

[skenzyme]

With one small motor per wheel, there is no reason to stop at four wheels. Gen 5 cars could have *six* wheels, or possibly even *eight.* More grip is more better!

[IsDitGerben]

So did you completely abandon the project of driving a car upside down? There have been no updates for 7 months now..

[bodanerius]

Whats with your audio? Used to be much clearer and consistent.

[thebaku]

3:24 : we're on world record pace to getting real life T-180s my boys!

[MV-OP-Mclaren]

If F1 is so adamant on using hybrids why don't they adopt what Williams would have used with the Flywheel Hybrid system from what I've heard that system was smaller and lighter than the current hybrid systems which could see cars being slimmed down drastically in size and weight

[swecreations]

It's honestly true about the racing in Formula E, it's so much better than Formula 1, to the point I watch it more than I do Formula 1. 100+ overtakes in a single race, cars going 3-wide into a corner, you never, ever see that otherwise.

[FOXGUY]

Formula E should be autonomous robot wars.

[Xyoras]

What up with the constant change of volume lol

[MauriceWijma]

Every time someone talks about differentials, I bring up something that is on my mind for a long time.
With it being a mechanical system, a differential always gives resistance. Adjusting a rear diff to mitigate oversteer than must mean that the front actually already has too much grip by default. The differential only mutes it. If it actually increases rotation by itself must mean it is putting out power on its own, which it doesn't.
Having an independent system, like a motor per wheel, must be much more efficient, because it doesn't have that mechanical resistance by default. This also means grip can be taken from the front, which can be done many ways and always in favour of efficiency.
If I am in any way wrong, please tell me why with references. I am always open and eager to learn.

[supervillainTheAntagonist]

If formula E is getting so adv only with electrci why do we need to push this agenda in the F1 too, with 50/50 Electric/ICE, why not start using synthetic fuels like Motogp.

[Cute-Aali-Smith-my]

Its better for these formula E guys to really detrone F1 as the fastest open wheel car. So that F1 would go back its roots to N/A v10 cause there is nothing to prove anymore and its going to be run by the fans

[AlexanderSeveringdoCouto]

Adding a point to what James Barkley said - the Goodwill lap record now is held by McMurthy Sperling

[skyscall]

I love this.

It’s the final evolution of the racing automobile. Goodbye to all of the things F1’s inane bloated ruleset banned for financial reasons, and hello to the _perfect_ race car, with *every bit of advancement ever made.*

Four wheel drive. Four wheel steering. Active aero. And electric drive. Would we also see active suspensions, air brakes, and moving turning flaps too, in future generations? Fan cars? Traction control?

[harlyquin]

9:43 holly crap they are on a proper race track, nice

[PbPomper]

You could even made the car's computer to "learn" during the race how to deploy aerodynamic surfaces based on sensor data.

[RhysWilliams-uo]

Considering the modern f1 Pu is(or at least was) the absolute most thermally efficient ever produced... doing 6mpg is bonker considering the type of driving involve.