You've got to have the battery well placed for centre of gravity, and vehicle dynamics. You've got to have the battery well placed for safety, away from likely impact points

having seen them in person, they are exciting enough. They are powerful enough to squirm around under power, there is some noise, and there were tv sound engineers at the test, so I guess they are trying to calibrate the mics to pick up the car noise. Keeping the races relatively short should also make them exciting,…

I think hot swapping batteries is a very interesting challenge, and there is nothing to say next season that it wont be used. Season 2 is open to new manufacturers, not using the spec car. This first season I think they are being safe, and making sure the cars will last, and be more reliable.