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21 Sep 2009, 13:52 (Ref:2545029) | #1 | |
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http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre...c_210909a.aspx 19 races! But Canada still iffy. Bahrain is first,Brazil is last....Hurrah! |
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That's a long season - 19 races, with an early start and late finish. Don't think the teams will be too keen, somehow. Perhaps that's why they've snuck it out under the Renault story
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It looks like Korea have got their act together too. |
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i cant imagine the success of a GP (the British one), being realized on the same day of the World Cup's final.
It will be a hidden GP, as was the 98' one. |
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Cup final is well after the race I believe,and large screen TVs are to be provided around the circuit for those that wish to stay and watch after the racing.
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I don't think we'll see 19 races, discussion here has mentioned that the track may not be ready.
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The track will be ready,but getting spectators in there to watch the race could be a sticking point.I believe that Donington have until the end of the month before Bernie decides if he needs to switch to Silverstone.
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Great to see Canada back (hopefully !) We now need a USA race to make the North American trip abit more cost efficient.
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Wow! Have to wonder how long motorsport calendars like this can be sustainable, but i suppose theyre putting a lot more thought into it than my 46 seconds just then...
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I know distances aren't as great between races in a number of cases, then again, 19 races just doesn't sound like that much when the top three NASCAR divisions run 25, 35, and 36-race schedules.
I have my doubts about Korea, and I'm hoping Spain goes back down to one race soon; I don't especially care for either circuit at present. I wouldn't mind Barcelona that much, except that bloody chicane at the penultimate corner. It'll be interesting to see how long Turkey sticks around as well. If all these rounds come off, and then France returns in 2011 or 2012, we'll have our maximum schedule of 20 events. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on Canada. If it comes off, I will have to give serious thought to getting a lift up there, though I may have to get a room in Toronto the way things are going.It would be my second Grand Prix if I went: the first being the tire F1asco at the 2005 United States Grand Prix. |
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22 Sep 2009, 07:27 (Ref:2545718) | #12 | ||
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1. March 14 - Bahrain (Sakhir)
2. March 28 - Australia (Melbourne) 3. April 4 - Malaysia (Sepang) 4. April 18 - China (Shanghai) 5. May 9 - Spain (Barcelona) 6. May 23 - Monaco (Monte Carlo) 7. May 30 - Turkey (Istanbul) 8. June 13 - Canada (Montreal) 9. June 27 - Europe (Valencia) 10. July 11 - Great Britain (Donington Park) 11. July 25 - Germany (Hockenheim) 12. August 1 - Hungary (Budapest) 13. August 29 - Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) 14. September 12 - Italy (Monza) 15. September 26 - Singapore (Singapore) 16. October 3 - Japan (Suzuka) 17. October 17 - South Korea (Yeongam) 18. October 31 - Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) 19. November 14 - Brazil (Interlagos) No USA, but we have Canada. Spain gets two again including the Valencia slumberzone. Will they cap a seson at 20 races? |
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The Korean track looks incredibly Tilke.....
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23 Sep 2009, 17:21 (Ref:2546774) | #17 | ||
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some interesting corners but until the racing starts who knows right?
on the whole though im glad that S.Korea will be on the calendar. just based on the number of cars built there, this is actually a country that has a legitimate chance of embracing F1. here's to hoping the track delivers |
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I think the question is just how fast a number of those corners really are. If most of them are like intersection corners, it'll be a painful "racing" circuit. If a number of those turns are actually a good bit faster than they necessarily look on the diagram, it might no be so bad. We'll see I guess. Any recent updates on how the construction is going and/or what the place looks like at present?
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Someone posted a pic a while ago and my thoughts were "not looking that ready".
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The issue I have with this is that it's seemingly going to be pretty flat, which is just going to make it another Shanghai but with a harbour. Or to put it another way, it's just going to be another Valencia
I think it's going to be pretty poor. Certainly not in the same league as Abu Dhabi |
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Not too impressed either with the shape of the Korean circuit. But let's just wait and see.
Valencia Marina is definitely Tilke's nadir, so I can only hope somebody in the city council soon realizes that it's sensible to move the GP to Circuito Ricardo Tormo instead and not continuing wasting all the money necessary to set up the temporary track each year. The comeback of Montreal would be great, but at the time, I think Bernie is just teasing us and trying to get the Canadians to pay a higher entrance fee with the help of the fans response to the teasing announcements. I really hope that Donington will be ready by the time the race comes around, because it surely is a great circuit and will be the best track to return to the calendar since the upcoming Suzuka this year. |
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I happen to think Donington won't be as good as people think it will be. As nice as the natural plunging sweeps of the Craners and the Old Hairpin are, they'll be child's play in the current generation of high-grip slick-shod F1 cars. Plus I can see it being tricky to overtake. But Silverstone hasn't exactly produced much in the way of great racing either
I'm more looking forward to Montreal's return |
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Wow, South Korea looks...like all of Tilke's other circuits. Zzzzzzz.
Really looking forward to the return of Canada - it's only been gone for one season but it feels like longer! |
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