Breakaway series circuits

Why not include a certain track in Marranello Too?

 

Yeah but there are some good thru the fence viewing sites

 

I prefer to dream...


29 March - Australia (Mount Panorama)
5 April - Mexico (Hermanos Rodriguez)
19 April - Lybia (Tripoli)
26 April - South Africa (Kyalami)
10 May - Spain (Pedralbes)
24 May - Monaco (Monte Carlo)
7 June - France (Clermont-Ferrand)
21 June - Great Britain (Brands Hatch)
12 July - Germany (Nordschlieffe)
26 July - Holland (Zandvoort)
23 August - Austrian (Oesterreichring)
30 August - Belgium (Spa)
13 September - Italy (Monza: 1961 configuration, ie inc. Sopraleventata)
27 September - Japan (Suzuka)
4 October - Argentina
18 October - Brazil
25 October - Canada (St. Jovite)
1 November - United States (Watkins Glen)

 

Ummm, Mont Tremblant is fine by me but not in late October. I know we're talking additional airfare costs, but I kindly suggest we schedule the Canadian and US GP's back to back in early/ mid June

 

Miller Sports Park in... wait for it.... Utah! It is built to FIA specs and could host any kind of F1 race tomorrow.

I would love to see a race at Laguna Seca or Willowsprings.

Scott

 

There was snow on the ground when I would arrive for the old Glen USGP in October. November is a bit late for North America.

 

Im biased...but VIR in Virginia!!

 

+2000.

 

I'm sorry for those in Singapore, Turkey and Malaysia but I have to tough time seeing why these markets are more important than Canada, Mexico, US, Argentina, or South Africa (as it's the only venue on the African continent). Also, Russia is more important than Hungary or Turkey.

Right now, the Americas are under represented and Asia is overrepresented.

My selection is more for economic reasons rather than nostalgia or political. These will get the biggest bang for the buck for the investments made.

So, my view of countries (I can't say specific circuits) would be (not in any order);

England
Italy
Germany
Belgium
Monaco
France
Spain
Russia
Canada
US
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
China
Japan
Bahrain
Australia
South Africa

If the car companies and sponsors are going to invest, they have to believe their effort will be rewarded. I can't see Mercedes' advertising budget for Singapore being the same of what it spends in Russia. Given the cost to run a car in Russia are basically the same to run in Singapore, it's not a wise investment. If the racing is to remain healthy, the car companies and advertisers doing the investment have to believe they are getting a good return on their investment.

Painful as it might be, the reality is that racing is a business and not just a sport. Bernie been running around getting countries to invest in F-1 facilities, thinking that the best facilities should make the best racing venues. But, he's losing sight that without the cars on the track, it doesn't matter how impressive the track is. Investers want to know that all the money they spend means something. As soon as they stop believing, the money dries up real fast. The only reason why Bernie wanted a night race was simply to try to reassure the investors that TV viewership would not disappear for that event.

The solution of Bernie and Max to teams having financial problems -- cap budgets. The real solution is to grow the sport and increase the interest level. Money will flow where it has the biggest benefit.

Formula one is not a charity. It's big business. Find a way to make more invest rather than make something less interesting under a rigid budget.

 

These markets are Government sponsored venues. Probably huge kick backs to the leaders on the peoples' dime so that's why it flys.

 

can't see that happening, at all...

I love the track of zandvoort, I grew up right next door to it (litterally, open the front gate and there I was) but it will most likely not happen. The track is way to small, not wide enough. Needs to be at least a meter or two wider to make it interesting (overtaking wise). It's also impossible to get the sub 120K people in to zandvoort itself. The train station is way to small (it already struggles a lot when its that one sunny day holland has), it only has two roads going in and out of the town (no secret doorways, nothing), one of which is double lane and the other single each way. Accommodation? forget it.

Nordschleife is way to bumpy, not going to happen either.

Monza 1961 config, IIRC the banks have been demolished.

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My list:

Melbourne
Sepang
Shangai
Bahrain
Jerez
monaco
istanbul
Gilles de villeneuve
Las Vegas street circuit nightrace?
silverstone
hockenheim
Circuit bugatti
Monza
Spa
Imola
Sao paulo
Abu dhabi

 

Whoops sorry mate.

What is considered a 'premier open wheeled racing event' though? Surely there must be a legal loophole?

 

Exactly my point. It's good for them. It's not good (or could be much better) for the manufactorers and sponsors.

 

Hey, I'm a dreamer. I'm just tired of the antiseptic tracks and the ugly, over-techno'd cars. Most of my tracks mentioned are impractical or no longer existant. Sad.

F1 lost my interest about the time that paddle shifters came into vogue, and/or when the 1.5L turbo's got zapped by boost/fuel consumption restrictions. I'm just (occasionally) watching out of pure inertia, plus the off chance that we may see some decent driving. Rubens' first win at Hockenheim comes to mind.