Hamilton: Formula E 'slower than Formula Ford'
Lewis Hamilton says he is not interested in Formula E because of the lack of petrol power, sound and speed.
Formula E is gaining in popularity and current McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne will drive for the new works Mercedes team in the forthcoming season.
"It's great to see all the top brands - Audi, BMW, Mercedes - all heavily investing, but it's a difficult one because I'm conflicted," said five time world champion Hamilton.
"The gasses we emit with our cars are not particularly helpful, so on one side that's a concern but on the other side, I'm a petrol head.
"I hope at least in my time it's always going to be a fuel car with at least some sort of V-shaped engine with some sort of sound," the Mercedes driver added.
Hamilton also said F1 and Formula E don't compare in terms of performance.
"Maybe in five, ten years. But the technology that we have, it's quite far advanced compared to them. They're slower than Formula Ford at the moment so they've got a long way to catch the speed of a formula one car," he added.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen agrees with Hamilton, insisting he will be one of the people vying to "buy the last barrels of oil in the world".
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Sounds like Hamilton should try IndtCar. Faster than F1 and they use Ethanol.
They're not faster...
If they went to indy and set up a formula 1 car for the track, it would be faster
Data please. Fastest F1 car was 2006 Honda at Bonneville (246.3mph).
Sorry my post went too early. Fastest F1 car was 2006 Honda at Bonneville ~400kph. Fastest Indycar was 1995 256 MPH at Michigan International Speedway. You are correct these speeds are track and configuration specific. 2019 Indycar will use 2.4L to produce 900 HP in Push-to-Pass mode. An F1 car are said to produce 1,000 HP with the battery. Once battery is exhausted it is back to being a 1.6L engine.
Formula E will eventually be quicker than F1. Progress will March on...