What's your ideal F1 calendar?
Discussion
How many races? Where would they be? And why did Miami nor Abu Dhabi make the list?
With numerous questionable circuits on Liberty's money generation list, let's see what actual race gand would pick.
My tbc calendar currently stands at the following. Final order also tbc.
Interlagos
Road America
COTA
Turkey
Spa
Monza
Old Hockenheim
Adelaide
Monaco always with mixed weather
Silverstone
Red Bull ring
Suzuka
Canada
Malaysia
And a slightly out there choice. The Buddh F1 circuit in India
With numerous questionable circuits on Liberty's money generation list, let's see what actual race gand would pick.
My tbc calendar currently stands at the following. Final order also tbc.
Interlagos
Road America
COTA
Turkey
Spa
Monza
Old Hockenheim
Adelaide
Monaco always with mixed weather
Silverstone
Red Bull ring
Suzuka
Canada
Malaysia
And a slightly out there choice. The Buddh F1 circuit in India
Edited by DanielSan on Thursday 27th July 05:33
Edited by DanielSan on Thursday 27th July 05:36
Edited by DanielSan on Thursday 27th July 05:38
Edited by DanielSan on Thursday 27th July 05:40
DanielSan said:
How many races? Where would they be? And why did Miami nor Abu Dhabi make the list?
With numerous questionable circuits on Liberty's money generation list, let's see what actual race gand would pick.
My tbc calendar currently stands at the following. Final order also tbc.
Road America
Old Hockenheim
I'm guessing this is a hypothetical list not one that could actually really happen? My list would been very different depending on the terms.With numerous questionable circuits on Liberty's money generation list, let's see what actual race gand would pick.
My tbc calendar currently stands at the following. Final order also tbc.
Road America
Old Hockenheim
Road America is a brilliant track but is not FIA certified. Old Hockenheim is now a forest again.
SoulGlo said:
DanielSan said:
How many races? Where would they be? And why did Miami nor Abu Dhabi make the list?
With numerous questionable circuits on Liberty's money generation list, let's see what actual race gand would pick.
My tbc calendar currently stands at the following. Final order also tbc.
Road America
Old Hockenheim
I'm guessing this is a hypothetical list not one that could actually really happen? My list would been very different depending on the terms.With numerous questionable circuits on Liberty's money generation list, let's see what actual race gand would pick.
My tbc calendar currently stands at the following. Final order also tbc.
Road America
Old Hockenheim
Road America is a brilliant track but is not FIA certified. Old Hockenheim is now a forest again.
DanielSan said:
All the info is in the question. The inclusion of those 2 alone should give a big clue as to whether it's a list of FIA graded tracks or just any circuit you like..
Gotcha.I will need some time to figure out a list
I think around 18-20 races from every continent would be the ideal number.
Purosangue said:
Brands Hatch
Old Hockenheim
Monaco
Old Nürburgring
Imola
Clermont Ferand
Monza with banking
Spa
Zandvoort
Kylami
Watkins Glen
Monaco
Estoril
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia
I'd take that. I might swap out Adelaide for a quick jaunt to COTA, I quite like that circuit.Old Hockenheim
Monaco
Old Nürburgring
Imola
Clermont Ferand
Monza with banking
Spa
Zandvoort
Kylami
Watkins Glen
Monaco
Estoril
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia
But essentially, start in Europe, go around Europe, finish in Europe would be fine
(unrealistic but fine..)
Fast & Furious:
Interlagos
Red Bull Ring
The classics:
Spa
Suzuka
Monza
Catalunya
Brands Hatch
Watkins Glen
Street Circuits:
Singapore
Macau
Montjuic
Rollercoasters:
Potrero de los Funes
Sonoma Raceway
Mugello
Mount Panorama
Stupid events [to replace sprint race weekends]
Indianapolis Oval
Nurburgring Nordschliefe
Isle of Man Mountain Course
Finale said:
Nordschleife ,never going to happen and a triple header of Monza Mugello Imola
and Brands Hatch .
This!and Brands Hatch .
All three Italian venues are fantastic race tracks, and the FIA shouldn't be shy to prioritise venues irrespective of their geography. The USA has three, so why not Italy?
Also, I believe that the venues and host nations shouldn't be under a financial burden to have an F1 race, rather the sport should be the one knocking on the circuits door and asking if they can bring their circus to town!
Somewhere, there is a mutual burden of associated costs for the appropriate infrastructure, which should sit largely (however not exclusively) with the venue.
andyA700 said:
The Isle of Man is a brave call, but it would be absolute carnage, imagine F1 cars jumping Ballaugh Bridge.
i like the idea of having some really stupid use cases they have to design for. I’d also be fine with tt style starts to limit the crash fest it would inevitable become. don't get the thread love for COTA btw.
Edited by shirt on Thursday 27th July 13:31
This could be fun. Decided to limit myself to 20 races as this is the point at which the calendar started to become silly.
Interlagos, Brazil
Surfer's Paradise Street Circuit. Australia (IndyCar layout)
Sepang Circuit, Malaysia (During rainy season)
Marrakech Street Circuit, Morocco (WTCC was good here)
Portimao, Portugal
Valencia Street Circuit, Spain (never got the hate for this, only 1 bad race)
Imola, San Marino
Monaco, Monaco
Circuit de la Sarthe, France (on the Saturday morning before the 24h)
Mexico City, Mexico
Pikes Peak Hillclimb, USA (Do they have to be races?)
Montreal, Canada
Silverstone, GB (They do such a great job with the "event" it would be rude not to)
Norisring, Germany
Spa, Belguim
Assen, Netherlands
Monza, Italy
Marina Bay, Singapore
Fuji, Japan
Middle Eastern Grand Prix (Rotates between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi)
Interlagos, Brazil
Surfer's Paradise Street Circuit. Australia (IndyCar layout)
Sepang Circuit, Malaysia (During rainy season)
Marrakech Street Circuit, Morocco (WTCC was good here)
Portimao, Portugal
Valencia Street Circuit, Spain (never got the hate for this, only 1 bad race)
Imola, San Marino
Monaco, Monaco
Circuit de la Sarthe, France (on the Saturday morning before the 24h)
Mexico City, Mexico
Pikes Peak Hillclimb, USA (Do they have to be races?)
Montreal, Canada
Silverstone, GB (They do such a great job with the "event" it would be rude not to)
Norisring, Germany
Spa, Belguim
Assen, Netherlands
Monza, Italy
Marina Bay, Singapore
Fuji, Japan
Middle Eastern Grand Prix (Rotates between Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi)
In no particular order here's mine. I'd have 18 races but you could chuck in another 1 or 2. No more than 20 though.
Australia
Japan
Brazil
COTA
Canada
Turkey
Hungary
Monza
Hockenheim
Silverstone
Spa
Austria
South Africa
Bahrain
Abu Dhabi (don't want to *&%$ off the gas and oil people)
South Korea
Monaco (I guess we have to keep that one)
Spain (the version of Barcelona now)
Australia
Japan
Brazil
COTA
Canada
Turkey
Hungary
Monza
Hockenheim
Silverstone
Spa
Austria
South Africa
Bahrain
Abu Dhabi (don't want to *&%$ off the gas and oil people)
South Korea
Monaco (I guess we have to keep that one)
Spain (the version of Barcelona now)
Brands Hatch.... Love the place. First ever race I watched was the Shell Oils 1000 Endurance... 1983 I think. Was there when Mansell took his first win. I think the place has a magic about it.
But.....
I think it's totally unsuitable for the sort of high-downforce racing we have today. It's too short, too narrow and for modern F1, there's only really one heavy breaking zone (Druids) - possibly Stirlings as well. the rest would be pretty much flat out and horrendously dangerous. Would be exciting to watch a modern F1 car at full chat round the place but not for racing.
The closest they had in the modern era was Champ Cars in '03, which over a two hour race yielded not a single overtake, and A1GP which, despite all good intentions never really provided classic races at the place.
And that's before we get to the logistics of getting 100k + people in and out of the place.
To make it work, the changes they'd need to make would destroy the things that make the place great.
But.....
I think it's totally unsuitable for the sort of high-downforce racing we have today. It's too short, too narrow and for modern F1, there's only really one heavy breaking zone (Druids) - possibly Stirlings as well. the rest would be pretty much flat out and horrendously dangerous. Would be exciting to watch a modern F1 car at full chat round the place but not for racing.
The closest they had in the modern era was Champ Cars in '03, which over a two hour race yielded not a single overtake, and A1GP which, despite all good intentions never really provided classic races at the place.
And that's before we get to the logistics of getting 100k + people in and out of the place.
To make it work, the changes they'd need to make would destroy the things that make the place great.
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