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19 Mar 2020, 12:11 (Ref:3965516) | #1 | ||
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Reduced F1 Calendar....
Assuming the F1 season can get going at some point and given that it needs a minimum of 8 rounds to be classified as an F1 championship - which 8 circuits would you go for on your theoretical calendar?
I've gone for 2 calendars one a world championship and one a European championship (less travel for a European championship so might be more feasible) World championship: Spa Suzuka Interlagos Montreal Silverstone Monza Red Bull Ring Monaco European championship: Barcelona Monaco Monza Hungary Red Bull Ring Zaandvoort Spa Silverstone What would be your 8 circuits of choice for each scenario? |
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19 Mar 2020, 12:39 (Ref:3965523) | #2 | |
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I honestly wouldn't change either of your calendars.
Interlagos would be my world finale. Perfect. |
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Maybe would change Austin for the Red Bull Ring in the world calendar, but that’s about it
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despite the lack of fans, i think i would have Baku on there instead of Barcelona. it is home to the European GP after all.
for the international, i would like to see Singapore on the there. while i do like the RB Ring, it would be the one to replace. thats a familiar name...welcome (back?) to the forum. |
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Hello.
Yeah, it's me. Crawling embarrassingly back. It's a rough old time and I was just wondering how everyone was getting on really. Hope everyone is coping alright. |
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Thanks for your concerns, it’s not an easy time for us, just wishing we could freeze time while all this is happening
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19 Mar 2020, 16:46 (Ref:3965570) | #7 | ||
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F 1 needs to take a reality check rather than constantly being on the back foot and being reactive. Nothing will , or should , happen this year. Perhaps some time in 2021 - and treat that as what would have been this year , with the big change in 2022 .
In the meantime , why doesn't the F1 community stop looking up its own backside, wallow in self interest but do something positive ? For years we have been told how F1 technology , speed of response and innovation can help outside the racing world and , laudably , a couple of teams have indeed had input into health service work. Well, now is your big chance to really impress , guys ... |
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19 Mar 2020, 16:56 (Ref:3965572) | #8 | |
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I was extremely pleased to see this story on the BBC website https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/51963897 . For those who can't be bothered to click on the link a summary is that the Formula 1 teams are making efforts to assist with the production of ventilators for hospitals.Hopefully they will all make use of their networks of specialist sub contractors too.If ever there was a situation that needed rapid production of parts to a high specification this might be it.
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thats really great! best F1 story of the year really.
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19 Mar 2020, 19:36 (Ref:3965618) | #10 | ||
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I think its out of F1 hands now as affected countries start closing their borders and bringing in measures to limit person to person transferrence of the diesease.
When hundreds of people are dying daily a country is hardly going to want a meaningless car race held there. |
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this is the F1 section of a motorsport forum. We're going to be starved of any circuit racing for 3 months ANYWHERE. We need to have somethings to throw about on here to pass the time in a nice way Bert, like both your projected mini seasons. I am sure the grand fromages would desperately want monaco on any calendar, but in terms of logistics and even enthusiasm I reckon we could give it a miss... If a short notice substitute venue was required, Nurburgring or Hockenheim would be one of my choices. |
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19 Mar 2020, 22:10 (Ref:3965651) | #12 | |
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Nurburgring or Hockenheim? No brainer, it’s the Nurburgring, the greatest of them all. Oh wait, you mean the newer one don’t you?
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Er, yes, I rather doubt that F1 will be going back to the Green Hell any time soon.....
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Their suggestions for a short notice calendar were, in no particular order: Brands Hatch Silverstone Rijeka Brno (either layout!) Zandvoort Monza Kyalami Indianapolis (on the oval!) Watkins Glen Montjuich Park Paul Ricard/Rouen Nurburgring full! Bathurst Dundrod There may have been others but by this time I was already choking on my beer!!! |
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20 Mar 2020, 12:34 (Ref:3965771) | #15 | |
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Not sure about Dundrod, that was too dangerous for cars in the 50s, when safety wasn’t so important
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20 Mar 2020, 13:05 (Ref:3965795) | #17 | |
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Exactly Dundrod is alright for bikes, but way too narrow for car racing. It was it’s narrowness and difficulty to pass that lead to 2 of the 3 fatalities in the 55 TT sportscar race, when a queue of cars got stuck behind a slower driver
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20 Mar 2020, 16:31 (Ref:3965836) | #18 | ||
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I'd walk to Clermont Ferrand if it held a GP again . But I'd settle for the Le Grand Epreuve de Lincolnshire , 100 laps at le parc du Cadwell
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Let's have a Leicester Grand Prix @ Mallory, and my money would be on Simon Hadfield getting pole!
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Mallory Park is another one that’s very narrow, that said there was always Blundell’s quote about the Aida circuit when F1 went there. “This makes Mallory Park look like Spa”
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I've seen F1 , F2 and F5000 race at Mallory- and it was brilliant
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10 Apr 2020, 13:31 (Ref:3969785) | #24 | |
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We used to have 6-8 races in F1's early years.
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