Each race pair is required to be waiting at the false grid a specified amount of time before their run. The drivers are belted in and no adjustments can be made on the cars. An interviewer speaks to the crew chiefs and discusses the set up choice ("I see you have gone with a high down-force set-up, are you surprised to see a low drag set-up on your opponent?") while media techs mount the in-car cameras on standard quick mounts.

From the 'broadcast' booth, the announcers call the race. They choose what camera feeds to show and what information to put on the screen. They have access to live telemetry. Key information is displayed using the same methods used in video games. For example, an energy bar shows battery power remaining as a percentage for each car. What other information might help tell the tale of this battle: Throttle; Brake; Speed?

The suspense builds with the cars poised waiting for the lights. The cameras around the track catch all the action because there is only one battle to focus on. The GPS positioning constantly calculates who is ahead and turns that car's on screen data display to green, while the trailing car's data display flashes red.

Using a technique made popular in Downhill ski racing broadcasts, the data display freezes time and energy left at the half way point. "Car one has a three tenth of a second lead but 5% less energy left". "I do not think that will be enough, Bob."

The cars fly across the finish line. The announcers pull up slow motion replays and give their take on where and how the race was won. There is time for a commercial before the next race.

The cars trundle slowly back to a holding area where the in-car cameras are removed while the officials rule on any challenges, do weigh-in or run rule compliance checks. The drivers remove their helmets and give a quick interview. They are released and head back to the pits to digest the data and prep for their next race.

Of course, there is an App for this. The free Formula E App shows the 'broadcast' version. This allows the fans at the track to see the race live but catch the action out of their immediate view.

The premium Formula E App allows the user to choose what cameras to watch from. What data to display. How and where on the screen they want the data - energy remaining shown as a bar graph, dial or numeric display, etc… They can also choose unlimited replays - which camera, slow motion or backwards. Frame by frame. Special access to interviews and roving cameras that was not included in the 'broadcast' version.

For the fans, it is truly international. Formula E running in Miami this weekend but you are a fan in Germany? Check your cell phone and see the latest.

The Formula E website works the same way; the live free version with Youtube length videos with the commercials front loaded; the premium version with all the controls. Choose which rounds to watch when it suits your schedule.

• The rules must strongly penalize crashing and blocking.

The series should have experienced judges with live access to in-car cameras and telemetry. The rules need to be clearly written and fairly enforced. Rulings should be made immediately. The goal is: hard, tough racing, but always leave your opponent track space plus one inch.

• The technical rules must encourage passing.
  

When racing cars that make major use of aeronautical down-force, the car in front, in clean air, always has a handling advantage. The rules need to encourage passing so the race to the first turn does not decide the winner each time. 'Assigned Battery Capacity' limits are one answer.

Before the racing begins, the officials calculate (or test) the exact energy (Watt hours) required for a full speed flat out run through the course for a single car. Before the first two cars race, their engine management system is programmed to allow them to use that exact amount minus, say, 5%. Not enough so that a car might come to a stop on the track, but enough that the motor could cut out before the car crosses the finish line.

How will this create passing? The lead car still has the advantage of better grip, but the car that is behind gains an energy advantage by drafting. The car ahead must consider driving an inefficient defensive line and making minimal use of regenerative braking to keep the lead, while the car behind has the choice of attacking right away or driving efficiently and making maximum use of regenerative braking to build a power reserve for a move later in the race.

For example, Driver_A over-commits to gain the lead in the first corner, brakes late and takes away the line, but must come almost to a stop to make the corner. Driver_B quickly adjusts the brake bias to the rear which makes the car squirrelly and difficult to control under braking, but allows more energy recapture from engine braking (regenerative braking). Driver_B also drafts the lead car tightly down the straightaway, building even more of an energy advantage, and then, perhaps, moves out and fakes a try at recapturing the lead. The lead car is forced to brake hard and late trying to defend. They both fight wheel spin coming out of the final corner with the second car still trailing by a car length, but Driver_A uses up the last of the lead car's energy about 300 yards from the finish line. The car is going fast, but cannot accelerate anymore. Driver_B still has energy to spare and just beats Driver_A across the finish line.