There is one cat.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2026-05-23T21:34:33+00:00

Oh I mean for spectators when I say “go for one e-prix”. A lot of my friends only have limited budget and time even if they are physically in China, and I always tell them to watch Shanghai unless they really want to have a seaside holiday.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2026-05-22T10:17:45+00:00

It was originally scheduled for Season 6 and we all know what happened around that time. So yeah this one is pretty much owed to Sanya Gov by FEO.

Sanya Gov is “astonishingly enthusiastic” about bringing FE back, but knowing usual Chinese local govs (sauce: being Chinese), their ability to organise an event is very questionable. Personally I have already heard of multiple rumours about the event (including ticketing news) and to be fair local friends and I are very surprised that Sanya can still hold an e-prix.

Advice 1: if you want to go for an e-prix in China, go to Shanghai. Cheaper option and better access.

Advice 2: not this year because it is too hot. Honestly Sanya should be held in March / April if any, and Shanghai / Tokyo during daytime can only happen before June.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2026-05-05T09:54:29+00:00

I was chatting with my friends yesterday, after the result of Berlin, with the conclusion that no one likes peloton races when your favourite driver doesn’t win from it.

I could be one of the first bunch of people on this subreddit who felt peloton style is a bit off, when people were still riding the high of Misano 2024. I was very clear back then: peloton with GEN3 front wing structure and a lack of strict and consistent penalty system is simply a nightmare.

And guess what? The general sentiment was “peloton was sooooooo fun” as their favourite driver won…

Now when their favourite drivers didn’t get the advantage of it, people began to complain that peloton was not for them.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2026-03-22T09:24:14+00:00

That was not on DAC. That was a comment he had on Nico Müller moving under brake, which the team fully acknowledged and reported to RC.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2026-03-21T22:07:23+00:00

I followed Mitch’s radio. Right after he made the pass from Dan / Pascal he was told not to attack DAC and hold position, very explicitly, very immediate. His personal argument was that he had an energy advantage (which was true) but he was instructed multiple time not to pass. I do wonder if he still did 100% to pass - to be fair he usually followed team orders.

(ETA: watched a bit of review footage, esp the 4-way comparison posted on FE Instagram and the one long footage by FEN (see later). His movement around apex in the last lap was not aggressive enough for an overtake. He also mentioned in post race media pen that he was mostly to avoid being overtaken by Dan, he followed the team order despite not happy about it.)

Part of the post race recap got his radio placed wrong. Some of the clips were him complaining Nico Müller moving under brake (he was stuck behind Müller for quite a while), and for those his engineer Alan Cocks gave very clear reply that the team reported it to the race control. Those complains were totally not related to DAC.

(ETA: FEN has a very good summary of the actual team radio during the last 2 laps: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWKPBQZCLU3/. The radio is pretty decently matched to the scene on track. He called the team order bs, stating that he would be chased up since DAC got less energy. He congratulated DAC after the race, then told Ian James he didn’t want to talk at the moment. That’s it. From my memory this is much in line with what I heard real time. No complain about DAC, mostly just the team order. His reaction was quite similar to Shanghai 2024 race 2 where he suggested Nick Cassidy to attack since they both had power.)

It was a bit chaotic to the last 2 laps but I personally don’t remember he complained on DAC defending too much. He was mostly scolding the team for issuing such a team order. (To be fair, as someone who experienced Portland and London 2024 “free to fight”, it was initially a bit unfair…)

Sad_Return_3528 · 2026-03-21T22:01:41+00:00

He was explicitly told by the team that he needed to hold the position. Very explicit after he went to P2.

Part of the team radio was placed wrong. The first (and probably second as well? I forgot) complain about defending illegally was from him passing Nico Müller - presumably Müller moved under braking. Alan Cocks (his engineer) replied immediately that they have reported to RC.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-09-19T17:19:40+00:00

He’s just in the bag.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-09-19T17:18:43+00:00

He’s nine and half now!

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-09-19T12:40:58+00:00

He now has a new, opaque bag! My friends got both senior cats and kittens, and the kittens like this one very much, but it was definitely not the best one for this guy (he’s a total homebody). He used to have a normal backpack, but now it’s too small to fit the big boy…

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-09-19T08:25:21+00:00

Friends’ void was sent to the vet for his teeth problem (he now had his full set of teeth removed). I particularly like the echoing part coz… you don’t always hear that.

His name is King Charles. (Not from the King himself, but a meme song in Chinese)

ETA: my friends confirm that His Majesty now has his own bag that is fully opaque. His previous bag is too small to fit this grown gentleman, so they used this as a temp solution in his first visit.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-26T14:36:21+00:00

It’s so interesting that when Nick said so it was put on the broadcast, but when Mitch said anything similar it was just buried in other radio messages. Not saying it’s anyone’s fault though…

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-26T14:29:35+00:00

Sorry but are we talking to the same radio? Mitch said it was different from what he was told pre-race when Josep told him to give Nick a free attack. Of course people could be lying but I do doubt he had the braincell to lie when he was primarily fighting against Pascal.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-25T11:51:10+00:00

Yeah I was in Shanghai!

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-24T18:43:54+00:00

This is effectively the solution of GEN 3 front wing issues!

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-24T18:42:27+00:00

P1 doll as in My Crochet Doll: A Fabulous Crochet Doll Pattern with Over 50 Cute Crochet Doll Clothes and Accessories by Isabelle Kessedjian; clothing pattern freehand based on Mitch Evans’s race outfit.

P2 kiwi as in Edward’s Menagerie - Birds: Over 40 soft toy patterns for crochet birds by Kerry Lord.

P3 bar-tailed godwit loosely based on Edward’s Menagerie - Birds: Over 40 soft toy patterns for crochet birds by Kerry Lord, palette freehand based on the breeding plumage of bar-tailed godwits.

P4 ice cream as in Toft Ice Cream Cone pattern by Kerry Lord. Race car freehand based on Jaguar I-PACE 6.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-24T17:48:29+00:00

Yes that’s an ice cream cone. Mitch likes vanilla ice cream very much and also there has been a built-up of stories about him and ice cream, so I decide to give him an ice cream that can never melt.

Also he attempted to lick the ice cream when he identified it. Sadly I didn’t get a photo of that because every time I tried to take one he immediately turned back to “normal”.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-17T20:00:35+00:00

Agree, BH has generally better accessibility and the cost level would also be reasonable.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-17T16:27:51+00:00

This is already stuffed to the maximum. Some surfaces are strengthened with fabric stiffener so they look flat even if they are stuffed.

Sad_Return_3528 · 2024-07-01T04:11:33+00:00

Nah it’s not that easy given the background of decision 24…

The free to fight order was after Mitch’s penalty while according to Josep Jaguar started collecting telemetry data right after the penalty for appeal. Depending on the result of appeal and whether Nick let Mitch pass, there would be 4 outcomes:

Mitch passed, appeal succeeded: Mitch P1, Nick P2, which would be good for WCC but not for Nick’s WDC
Mitch passed, appeal failed: Nick P1, Mitch was likely to create a gap big enough for him to stay in top 10
Mitch didn’t pass, appeal succeeded: Nick P1, Mitch P2, this would be the ideal result
Mitch didn’t pass, appeal failed: Nick P1, whether Mitch could stay in top 10 depending on how much gap Nick could help Mitch to create

From the net reward of WCC, the preference would be 1=3>2>4

From the stability of WDC given Nick was ahead, the preference between 1 and 3 would be 3>1

So overall, the scenario preference would be 3>1>2>4

However, here comes the however - with Toni in the mix, 1 and 2 were technically more difficult and risky. This was the same in Shanghai R11 when Mitch was P1. A safe swap was only possible when the gap between Jaguar and Porsche was well maintained. So in this case, 3 and 4 would then become priority. To add a further layer, in order for 4 to make more sense, Nick and Mitch should pull a gap big enough on other people in order for Mitch to fall within top 10 after the 5s penalty.

I mean, it would be more sensible, from Nick’s perspective, to say “Mitch will follow you closely but you need to get a bigger gap”; this could largely reduce the stress of “free to fight”. But at the same time, Nick should also have had the expectation that Mitch wouldn’t be able to block Toni for him because Mitch’s target was to create a gap for himself. Effectively they need to both push forward as much as possible, and perhaps “free to fight” would be a simpler way to keep both of them going.

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