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[Brackets]

Hungary isn't really mickey mouse at all. Personally, its one of my favourite tracks to drive with all sorts of fun sections. Its just too small and tight for F1.

Which of course wasn’t my point. I’m pointing at the irony that out of all the possibilities (including but not limited to Spa and Suzuka) it just had to be Hungary that is being used as a benchmark for new tracks these days, while roughly 10 years ago it was universally hated (rightly or wrongly – I quite like(d) it myself ~because~ it was dusty, narrow, and ‘mickey-mouse-like’).

Hungary as a benchmark. Now I’ve heard it all. What next? Alonso back to McLaren? Oh, wait,…

[Nonesuch]

However, the Bahrain organisers apparently have a veto over a rival Grand Prix taking place on their neighbour's soil.

 
The Dutch magazine Formule 1 reports that the organisation of the Bahrain GP has stated that this is not true, but the magazine hints that the close ties between Bahrain and Ecclestone does give the organisation there some influence.

[ronsingapore]

I don't believe it will happen; there is regional rivalry among the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain. And some of Qatar's diplomatic stance in the recent geopolitical crisis in Egypt and Syria has made the UAE, Bahrain and Oman very uncomfortable. Probably the UAE and Bahrain threatened to drop F1 if Qatar get added on the list.

[Newbrray]

It seems the possibility of Qatar hosting a Grand prix race is getting more likely (according to this article) for 2016 or 2017 

 

http://www.supersport.com/motorsport/article.aspx?Id=2848264

[Timstr11]

Also reported here

Qatar on verge of deal with Bernie Ecclestone to stage grands prix, by @danielt_johnson http://www.telegraph...-East-race.htmlhttp://www.

 

 

As usual, Bernie going for the easy money.

Before you know it, most gps are held in countries that are willing to waste tax payer money on F1.

 

As usual. Bernie going for the easy money.

Edited by Timstr11, 08 February 2015 - 13:45.

[superden]

Yawn.

[thegamer23]

Boring!

[Richard T]

At the cost of which GP? Probably Monza...

[LORDBYRON]

Boring! 

[Jimisgod]

**** off. What a god awful track. Don't we already have enough of this bland desert carpark garbage with both Bahrain and Abu Dhabi?

[DutchQuicksilver]

Wow, another street race on the cards, what a surprise. 

[AlexLangheck]

Yes, this will really help...... Dear me, I do give up. Yet another anodyne circuit. When will it end?

[givemeabettercar]

2025 f1 calendar

 

qatar

abu dabhi(triple points)

bolivia

zimbabwe

singapore

bali

greece

afheganistan

sochi

peru

nicaragua

china

cuba

north korea

albania

some new country that still hasn't been created

sudan

egypt

saudi arabia

myanmar

 

red bull vs ferrari 10 car teams

Edited by givemeabettercar, 09 February 2015 - 01:18.

[Timstr11]

People's main concern seems to be whether it's a interesting track or location or not.

 

My main concern is who's paying for hosting the sport. I think that should be the main concern for all as well.

 

What we're seeing now is that F1 is moving to countries who's governments are willing to pay these exorbitant hosting fees, further corrupting the business model of F1. We're talking about tax payer money here. Don't forget there's already a deal with Azerbaidjan.

At the same time, Bernie is moving away from western countries (like e.g germany) where there's more scrutiny on government spending and where there rightly is a reluctance to spend large sums of government money on a cash-rich sport like F1.

[superden]

I care not one jot how good the 'racing' is, I have no interest in getting up early to watch a race in some tinpot b*mhole of a country, with nothing but featureless desert and empty grandstands acting as a backdrop to the 'action' on track.

The layouts are cr*p, there is no discernible atmosphere (the Chinese GP is the pinnacle in that regard) or fanbase and it's just one less race on the calendar that I aspire to, or would want, to attend.

Edited by superden, 09 February 2015 - 17:54.

[punknhedd]

Well I guess one thing about F1 is getting progressively faster: it's trip down the path of being a contrived spectacle in far off lands with no fan base...

[Peter0Scandlyn]

I care not one jot how good the 'racing' is, I have no interest in getting up early to watch a race in some tinpot b*mhole of a country, with nothing but featureless desert and empty grandstands acting as a backdrop to the 'action' on track.

The layouts are cr*p, there is no discernible atmosphere (the Chinese GP is the pinnacle in that regard) or fanbase and it's just one less race on the calendar that I aspire to, or would want, to attend.

 

Ahhh! But wait ! There's more!

 

That venue in South East Asia we all love to hate and that Bernie posted on this year's sched with tongue in cheek, is being sued by FOM for non compliance.

They don't want to stump up to his rort. Fancy that.........

[Scuderia312]

* Create another race in Asia which will be unpopular around the fans

* Try to bring them back by proposing standing starts/artificial sparks/double points/penalty balast

 

F1 logic

[ShivyF1]

Just bring back the tracks where the cars were actually going somewhere, not going around something.  Those were the days.  I went to WEC at Spa a few years back and saw the old track diving from the existing circuit at Les Combes, gives me goosebumps.

[Newbrray]

Bahrain conform talks with Qatar race talks still on

 

 

http://gptoday.com/f...talks_still_on/

[Kristian]

3 races in a region with minimal history and fanbase of F1 is just too much in my opinion. OK Qatar can have a race, but only if it alternates with Abu Dhabi each year (I'll let Bahrain stay as at least more often than not we get decent races there). 

[ensign14]

Rememeber the justification that, to have a world championship, you needed races around the world, rather than mostly stuffed in one continent of a mere 500m people?

 

Struggling to see that a championship with three races in neighbouring deserts with a combined population less than that of London, whereas there is not one single race in the entire confinent of Africa and precisely one in South America, is really that "world".