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This article was published by Michael Leary (@Terronium-12) on May 3rd, 2018 in the Formula One category.
The US has, arguably, the best racing tracks in the world. However, almost none of them are "F1" spec...in that they can't accommodate large fancy crowds of rich people/patrons. Instead we end up with stuff like COTA...(le sigh)
Just go to Long Beach, easy solution.
Have a look at a map of Miami, see what you can come up with lol.It's going to be Valencia all over again! Can't they find anywhere better in Miami to put it?
Why are so many godawful layouts put into practice in American F1?
Sometimes I do think Chase Carey only acknowledges the existence of his country, and nowhere else.
How do you know it will be terrible? Were you one who was convinced that Baku would be terrible?Why are so many godawful layouts put into practice in American F1? Phoenix had it. Caesars Palace had it. There's others too, like Champ Car's San Jose. And this'll join them if ever it comes to pass. Sometimes I do think Chase Carey only acknowledges the existence of his country, and nowhere else.
There's Kyalami and Marrakech in terms of known race circuits. That's about it and Marrakech isn't really suitable for F1.Africa has none
If you did that, 1/4 of the races would be in China and India.And why do France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Spain all need to have a Grand Prix, but the entire continent of North America has 3 F1 races, and South America has 1...and Africa has none. Why does “each country needs an F1 race” matter, why not X number of races per population demographic?
Europe is where the teams are based and the FIA is based.Is having 10 races in Europe because of some invisible lines drawn on a map by some rich prick a few hundred years ago really that important?
I suppose it’s impossible to build a new circuit? It’s not like Malaysia, China, Korea, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Valencia, Singapore, COTA, Turkey, etc at exactly “old circuits” like spa and silverstone.There's Kyalami and Marrakech in terms of known race circuits. That's about it and Marrakech isn't really suitable for F1.
And?If you did that, 1/4 of the races would be in China and India.
I don’t have a calander in mind...I just don’t see why people get so hung up on the “1 race per country” thing.Europe is where the teams are based and the FIA is based.
I'm intrigued as to what your calendar would look like.
I never said that. I said what the current options were.I suppose it’s impossible to build a new circuit? It’s not like Malaysia, China, Korea, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Valencia, Singapore, COTA, Turkey, etc at exactly “old circuits” like spa and silverstone.
I'm not. America's big enough in terms of size and potential market to have multiple races. I wouldn't say that about India for example.I don’t have a calander in mind...I just don’t see why people get so hung up on the “1 race per country” thing.
Could it be possible that the majority of fans are in Europe because most races are held in Europe?Taking F1 even further away from where the bulk of its fanbase are geographically located, even if it means building a bunch of new soulless circuits instead of using ones that already exist and are perfectly capable. Sounds like a great idea.
Logistics. Or, to put it another way, spending money.Let’s say 25 races per season, why not 5 races per continent?
Is having 10 races in Europe because of some invisible lines drawn on a map by some rich prick a few hundred years ago really that important?
Couple of interesting examples in there. France hasn't had a Grand Prix in a decade until this season. The Austrian Grand Prix has dropped off the calendar twice since 1987, missing 17 years. Italy (Monza, Imola), Spain (Barcelona, Valencia and Jerez) and Germany (Nurburgring, Hockenheim) have all repeatedly held two Grands Prix a season across the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, as has the UK (Silverstone, Donington, Brands Hatch) which you didn't mention. Commonly they're labelled as something else - European Grand Prix, or San Marino Grand Prix, or Luxembourg Grand Prix - but they're still geographically in a nation with another Grand Prix of its own.And why do France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Spain all need to have a Grand Prix, but the entire continent of North America has 3 F1 races, and South America has 1...and Africa has none. Why does “each country needs an F1 race” matter, why not X number of races per population demographic?