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At this point, I would be shocked if they return to Russia in the next 5 years.The Russian Grand Prix has been formally cancelled. The contract has been terminated, so the 2022 and 2023 seasons will not go to Russia, scuppering the planned moving of the race to Igora Drive.
F1 announces termination of Russian GP contract
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I was expecting the number to be less than 0. Only way you pass is if the guy in front lets you by without a battle (then crashes or something).The real surprise is that Monaco has an average of 2 overtakes... that's much higher than I'd expect.
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Wow, a new race announcement that's actually exciting for once!
Location is top notch, getting a race down one of the most iconic and decorated streets in the world will be spectacular. Formula 1 is only really selling us the location, not harping on about the circuit like it's the only thing that matters. Of course the circuit does matter, bit for once they seem to have gone down the Red Bull Ring rather than Jeddah route for circuit design - something simple and uncomplicated that should still produce some excellent racing. There's a decent mix of high, medium and low speed corners, long straights for passing and none of the complexes have too many corners in a row. For something laid out in a 90-degree American hell-hole, this is a great job at not Phoenixing this up. Hopefully Las Vegas GP v2.0 will succeed a bit more than the car park did in the 80's.
This is how you announce a new race, not the disaster that was Jeddah. The country was not popular as a location (I will give them that the Jeddah Corniche area does seem like a nice place for a circuit), but the focus was on making the circuit MORE MORE MORE! More corners, more speed, more danger, more missile etc.
Roll on Vegas!
Location is top notch, getting a race down one of the most iconic and decorated streets in the world will be spectacular. Formula 1 is only really selling us the location, not harping on about the circuit like it's the only thing that matters. Of course the circuit does matter, bit for once they seem to have gone down the Red Bull Ring rather than Jeddah route for circuit design - something simple and uncomplicated that should still produce some excellent racing. There's a decent mix of high, medium and low speed corners, long straights for passing and none of the complexes have too many corners in a row. For something laid out in a 90-degree American hell-hole, this is a great job at not Phoenixing this up. Hopefully Las Vegas GP v2.0 will succeed a bit more than the car park did in the 80's.
This is how you announce a new race, not the disaster that was Jeddah. The country was not popular as a location (I will give them that the Jeddah Corniche area does seem like a nice place for a circuit), but the focus was on making the circuit MORE MORE MORE! More corners, more speed, more danger, more missile etc.
Roll on Vegas!
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Something that is conveniently hidden behind a tower in the circuit map is the complex after the Strip Straight.
I assume it will be some Abu Dhabi-esque monstrosity like this (purple)
We also don't currently know where the pit lane and starting grid will be. We can see that Turn 1 is after that 45° bend onto a short straight. Perhaps we will go back to old Long Beach style (and half the Formula E circuits) pitlane/finish line on one side of the circuit and the start line on the other side. Line the cars up for the start by the Eiffel Tower!
I assume it will be some Abu Dhabi-esque monstrosity like this (purple)
We also don't currently know where the pit lane and starting grid will be. We can see that Turn 1 is after that 45° bend onto a short straight. Perhaps we will go back to old Long Beach style (and half the Formula E circuits) pitlane/finish line on one side of the circuit and the start line on the other side. Line the cars up for the start by the Eiffel Tower!
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Correct, that's the way I'm seeing it too. Diagonally, the car park's length (which is roughly T14-T1) is 490m, which is the same length of the inside wall of La Source in Spa, to around maybe 100m before the pit-limiter line of the pitlane
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Just looking at the Wiki track map for that section:I assume it will be some Abu Dhabi-esque monstrosity like this (purple)
The only thing I can come up with that works and fits around existing street furniture (kerbs, giant concrete blocks etc.) is this:
So they'd run down South Las Vegas Boulevard (one of the concept images has the cars tight to the sign at Caesar's with the trees in the median to the left), into a 90 left, then a short straight before a right kink onto the left side of East Harmon just where the median starts and then following the road as it curves left. They'd have to not use full width as the median narrows the road just there.
The last and first four corners (and the start/finish) are baffling though. I mean, they're clearly going to bulldoze through a vacant lot or two but quite why they're even going over to that bit escapes me.
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I wonder if Stephen Ross has a role to play in helping acquire that or he'll turn up with his own lawsuit?
Also stumbled upon this trying to Google some other info I thought I read about Ross/Hard Rock Stadium spending money to accommodate the race.
Also stumbled upon this trying to Google some other info I thought I read about Ross/Hard Rock Stadium spending money to accommodate the race.
Article has other mentions of them ignoring local laws, and spending money on agreements rather than start over and do things right.
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Basically the residents’ lawsuit is asking the judge to revoke the permit before it has even been issued, which puts him in uncharted legal territory. A ruling is expected on Monday.
https://www.thedrive.com/accelerato...1-miami-grand-prix-just-weeks-before-the-race
https://www.thedrive.com/accelerato...1-miami-grand-prix-just-weeks-before-the-race
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Formula 1 won't replace Russian GP this season, as 22-race calendar confirmed
F1 had planned to run a record 23-race season for 2022 before the Russian GP cancellation in February; While they were expected to replace, the sport has now decided to not fill September 25 date and there will be 22 races this year
Russia will not be replaced, so we keep the 22-race calendar F1 currently has.
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Probably a good thing for the personnel. Gives all the teams and their employees an extra week "off" between craziness of the Hungary-Spa-Monza triple-header and the Singapore-Suzuka double-header.Formula 1 won't replace Russian GP this season, as 22-race calendar confirmed
F1 had planned to run a record 23-race season for 2022 before the Russian GP cancellation in February; While they were expected to replace, the sport has now decided to not fill September 25 date and there will be 22 races this yearwww.skysports.com
Russia will not be replaced, so we keep the 22-race calendar F1 currently has.
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I believe I have heard that Singapore(or something somewhere) is being moved a week earlier to accommodate.
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Spa-Zandvoort-Monza. Hungary is always in July.
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LeClerc believes F1 without Monaco isn't F1.
Ignoring the bias the Monegasque driver has, is it above even odds that Monaco will be removed from the calendar after this season?
Ignoring the bias the Monegasque driver has, is it above even odds that Monaco will be removed from the calendar after this season?
