Future Grands Prix?

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Great for British F1 fans but I am concerned we will continue to miss out on other major International series coming to the venue, or the UK as a whole.

It would be great to have something along the lines of the BOAC 500 or 1000 happen on the Brands GP circuit. I used to love going to see them 50 odd years ago.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Great for British F1 fans but I am concerned we will continue to miss out on other major International series coming to the venue, or the UK as a whole.

I've not been to The British Grand Prix for over 30 years and was lucky enough to be involved so that for the last 5 years I didn't have to pay to get in. I was told what it now costs, so despite Silverstone managing to extend their deal, I still don't think I'll be attending.

[S griffin]

Glad Silverstone is staying, it wouldn’t be the same without. The atmosphere there is so much better than many other circuits

[Plantagenet]

I agree - apart from F1 and MotoGP, there doesn't seem to be much appetite for international series such as WEC (inexplicable to me, given how many Brits make the effort to go to the Sarthe).
The golden generation of motorsport (say 60-80s) had so much more breath. hey-ho.

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by Plantagenet

I agree - apart from F1 and MotoGP, there doesn't seem to be much appetite for international series such as WEC (inexplicable to me, given how many Brits make the effort to go to the Sarthe).
The golden generation of motorsport (say 60-80s) had so much more breath. hey-ho.

Problem is Brexit has made it less attractive for series to come over here. They just don’t find it worth the hassle anymore

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Plantagenet

I agree - apart from F1 and MotoGP, there doesn't seem to be much appetite for international series such as WEC (inexplicable to me, given how many Brits make the effort to go to the Sarthe).
The golden generation of motorsport (say 60-80s) had so much more breath. hey-ho.

They've already got your money at the 24, do they think they'll get enough twice AND new over a guaranteed payday or at least a decent funding at another track?

Not saying the idea makes real sense but you can see where they come from with the thinking and smaller number of events. They could run WEC in the US at a real track people want to see but no, they're obsessed with running at Indy. It's the sportscar equivalent of watching paint dry

[Alan52]

Reported there are issues with Las Vegas as Liberty didn’t get all the government sign offs they were supposed to.
I suggest Nevada put Michael Andretti in charge of negotiations.

[bjohnsonsmith]

In an interview with Racing365.com, Mario Andretti warns F1 of overdoing it with races in the US.

https://racingnews365.com/andretti-w...-united-states

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

In an interview with Racing365.com, Mario Andretti warns F1 of overdoing it with races in the US.

https://racingnews365.com/andretti-w...-united-states

That article is from last year (before the Las Vegas race) and is primarily warning about going to four races in the US but agree that his point remains valid. I was actually really surprised at the 2025 calendar and how the US races and Mexico are all so close to each other - helping with logistics of course but that's a lot of ticket sales, corporate revenue etc. to generate in a short time frame.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Tourer

That article is from last year (before the Las Vegas race) and is primarily warning about going to four races in the US but agree that his point remains valid. I was actually really surprised at the 2025 calendar and how the US races and Mexico are all so close to each other - helping with logistics of course but that's a lot of ticket sales, corporate revenue etc. to generate in a short time frame.

So it is. I can barely read the date.

The last three races of 2025 are also very close together; Las Vegas November 20-22, Qatar November 28-30 and Abu Dhabi December 5-7.