I still think F1 should stick with 1 race per country. I never liked the whole idea of a "European Grand Prix" and the "San Marino Grand Prix", either as it really was just German/Spanish GP II and Italian GP II respectively. I don't think something that is dubbed as the "greatest motorsport in the world" should go out and play favourites with Countries.
So you think it's better to have 1 race per country, even if some countries have a minimal F1 fanbase; as opposed to having GPs at world renowned tracks with massive fan support.
When the Indycars started the Indianapolis GP, it didn't harm the Indianapolis 500 that ran later in the month, contrary to what the IRL fanatics feared would happen. I think more people would attend the original British GP (just as more people attend the Indy 500) because of its historic roots and meaning to people.
As an American I would love to see more races here but then I ask myself, what is the interest of a second or third GP here? Sadly, the audiance for F1 is tiny in the US. If you subtract the people who can't afford the tickets or don't what to go then you have a minuscule number. If going by population you could say that China and India deserve 2-3 GPs but yet the interest there is either also low or people can't afford the tickets (thus the poor attendance).
That's comparing a sport targeted to one country to one that is targeted towards the World.
I would say to determine the amount of races in a country on the overall interest. European countries should be able to have more races due to F1 being so popular. Look at NASCAR in the US, they run most of their races in one section of the country and have 4 races in Virginia (the size of many European countries) due to the owners and the interest.
I have no issues with continents. Your treating it as if European Countries are very samey like an American State from the way you sound in your post which isn't the case. If a country loves F1, they should get love with a GP but they shouldn't be spoiled woth more than 1, F1 tickets aren't very cheap, it can also harm attendance rates for both races in the same country, especially the newer Grand Prix, making a 2nd Grand Prix in a country feel redundant.
I think I understand where you're coming from, but that's too much Nationalism for me. To me, the British GP is special because of Silverstone itself. The track, the history, the fans - to me, that's what makes winning an event special. Personally, I would feel the same sense of accomplishment winning a GP at Silverstone as I would at Donnington or Brands Hatch. Hell, I could win at all three in the same year, and would be as excited about each. The fact that all three tracks happen to be located on the same chunk of rock wouldn't devalue the victories at all. Like I said though, that's just me.
Just to go back a few posts, if that's how you really feel, I think you're in for a rude awakening when you learn the real reasons countries like Russia, China, Azerbaijan, India, Korea, or any other traditionally non-motorsport oriented country is given the opportunity to host a GP. It has nothing to do with the fans, and everything to do with global politics. Why do you think South Africa originally had a GP, and then subsequently lost it? Had nothing to do with fans deserving or not supporting a GP. It was purely political.
I see the parallels between a National series visiting the same track twice and an International series visiting the same country twice...
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Are we going to have the debate again of whether Monaco should stay or goI really hope France gets a GP back, with Renault and Grosjean in the sport, and we know there's a huge F1 fanbase there. With the logic we're working with right now, we could finally get rid of Monaco
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Daaaaang, already??? That didn't take long. I didn't know Perry was involved, figures it would blow up because he ran his stupid mouth. That's a real shame though.
Now that seems like a reach.
Do you hate COTA specifically, or all new tracks of similar style? What about COTA makes you dislike it so much?
People (not necessarily you) need to understand that tracks like Spa, the Nordscheife, Bathurst etc will never get built again, and have to let it go. The appeal in these tracks is in part the danger of them, and that the range of outcomes of getting a corner right or wrong goes from orgasmic to death. They have been made as safe as they can, given the legacy design, but would never get approved to be built from scratch today.
