116 replies to this topic

[PlatenGlass]

Following the discussion on preserving classic races, I thought it would be interesting to see which tracks that F1 has raced on people would put in their ultimate calendar.

I would say that the season should have no more than 21 races, since that's the most any real season has ever had. But it can have fewer. Only tracks that have been used for F1 should be included, and you can specify which layout if the track has changed over the years. So, for example, you might say Hockenheim pre-2002, or be even more specific about which chicane layout you prefer. And put them in the order you'd have them - I think it would make sense to put tracks in their "traditional" places if they have one. So if you include Adelaide, you might put it last etc.

[William Hunt]

Adelaide would definitely be on my calendar although in all honesty the Melbourne track is pretty good too

[jonpollak]

Rally-Raid/ PARIS-DAKAR
Nascar/ DAYTONA 500,
GT Cars / NORDSCHLEIFE 1000Kms
IndyCar/LONG BEACH
Rally-Raid/PIKES PEAK
F1/MONACO
IndyCar/ INDY 500,
Nascar/MARTINSVILLE
Endurance/LEMANS
FF/ FF FESITVAL
F1/ SPA
Rally/SWEDISH RALLY alternating with...RALLY FINLAND
V8 Supercars/ BATHHURST
F3+WTCC/ MACAU
F1/SUZUKA
Karting/ Karting World Championship

 

It's the World Chapionship..Ya gotta race more than F1 cars.

Everything else is Bullshit.

Jp

[Afterburner]

NO CHANGES to the layout of the following tracks

Mount Panorama
Malaysia
Shanghai
Catalunya (2004 layout)
Estoril
Monaco
Silverstone (2004 layout)
Hockenheim (2000 layout)
Spa Francorchamps (1997 layout)
Monza (2004 layout)
Montreal
Road America
Watkins Glen
Auto Club Speedway
Mexico City
Sao Paolo
Sakhir (night race)
Abu Dhabi (dusk race)
Singapore (night race)
Suzuka (2004 layout)

Edited by Afterburner, 04 September 2016 - 13:14.

[jonpollak]

I totally like mine better.

[Kobasmashi]

Albert Park
Interlagos (the old long layout **** it why not)
Imola (pre-1995 Tamburello with post 1994 Aqua Minerale)
Jerez (without the chicane)
Monte Carlo
Istanbul Park
Zandvoort (old layout)
Montreal (current layout)
Dijon
Hockenheim (pre-2002)
Silverstone (1971 layout)
Osterreichring (pre-1977 layout)
Hungaroring (current layout)
Spa (with the old Bus Stop)
Monza (no chicanes)
Marina Bay
Kyalami
Watkin's Glen
Mexico City (With the Peraltada and old Esses)
Sepang
Suzuka

I would love this. I'd run the Nordschleife but as a non-championship race because modern F1 cars would be silly there.

Edited by Kobasmashi, 04 September 2016 - 20:17.

[Atreiu]

01 - Bahrain. It'd pay an absurd ammount to host the opening GP and, in effect, subsidize other classic more important GPs. They'd have to modify the layout as well.

02 - Brazil, Interlagos

03 - Argentina, Termas Rio Hondo

04 - Turkey, Istanbul Park

05 - Spain, Motorland Aragon with an alternative faster layout bypassing corners 13 and 14.

06 - Monaco

07 - USA, COTA. I don't love it, but sure as hell there has to be a GP in USA and let's make COTA worth the investment.

08 - Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

09 - France, Paul Ricard. 1985 layout.

10 - UK, Silverstone

11 - Germany, Hockenheim. Modified layout to become faster.

12 - Hungary, Hungaroring

13 - Belgium, Spa

14 - Italy, Monza

15 - Singapore

16 - Korea, Yeongam

17 - Japan, Suzuka

18 - Australia, Adelaide or Melbourne Park, whichever the teams prefer

19 - Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina. Same as Bahrain, they'd pay an absurd ammount for the last GP. Modified improved layout.

Edited by Atreiu, 04 September 2016 - 03:53.

[PayasYouRace]

 

Jerez (1986 layout)

 

 

Why? That was a much worse layout without the long back straight.

[Anja]

Mine is a complete fantasy. Not easy to choose, also the "only past F1 tracks" part is a shame. But it would be something along these lines:

 

1. Albert Park / Adelaide [alternating]

2. Singapore

3. Sepang

4. Suzuka / Fuji [alternating]

5. Montjuic Park

6. Monaco

7. Charade [full circuit]

8. Spa [current]

9. Zandvoort [classic layout]

10. Nurburgring [Nordschleife]

11.Osterreichring

12. Silverstone [pre-2010]

13. Monza [current]

14. Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

15. Watkins Glen

16. Mexico City [pre-2015]

17. Buenos Aires [lake loop layout]

18. Interlagos [current]

Edited by Anja, 04 September 2016 - 09:06.

[f1paul]

In no particular order

 

Suzuka East circuit

Silverstone National

Road America East circuit

Daytona oval

Catalunya School Circuit

Oulton Park Fosters Circuit

Road Atlanta Club Circuit

Long Beach East Circuit

Top Gear Circuit

Monaco Short Circuit

Old Monza banked oval

 

Some of these circuits don't even have a pit lane! 

[markelov74]

This should be an epic season .

1. Montreal

2. Interlagos

3. USA

4. New York Street Race

5. Mexico City

6. Australia

7. Bahrain

8. Sepang

9. Singapore

10. Suzuka

11. Kylami

 

12. Monza (gravel on parabolica and 2016 layout)

13. Imola

14. Le Mans Endurance F1 Race

15. Spieblerg

16. Hungary

17. Hockenheim (Pre 2002)

18. Monaco

19. Baku

20. Silverstone

21. Spa

Edited by markelov74, 04 September 2016 - 09:23.

[Branislav]

Why Indy 500 is no longer in F1 calendar?

[PayasYouRace]

Something like this (For a 5-10 year period):

 

 

1 Brazilian Grand Prix (Early March) - Interlagos

2 Rotation between South African and Argentinian Grands Prix (Late March) - Kyalami and Portrero de los Funes

3 Pacific Grand Prix (Early April) - Rotation between Long Beach, Fuji and Surfers Paradise

4 Rotation between Malaysian and Singpare Grands Prix (Late April) - Sepang and Marina Bay

5 Belgian Grand Prix (Early May) - Spa-Francorchamps

6 Monaco Grand Prix (Late May) - Monte Carlo

7 Rotation between Adu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar Grands Prix (Late May (Night Races)) - Yas Marina, Sakhir, Dubai and Losail

8 Canadian Grand Prix (Late June) - Montreal

9 French Grand Prix (Early July) - Rotation between Magny-Cours and Paul Ricard

10 British Grand Prix (Early July) - Rotation between Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington Park

11 German Grand Prix (Late July) - Rotation between Nurburgring and Hockenheim

12 Hungarian Grand Prix (Early August) - Hungaroring

13 Rotation between Dutch and Austrian Grands Prix (Late August) - Zandvoort and Red Bull Ring

14 Italian Grand Prix - (Early September) - Rotation between Monza, Imola and Mugello

15 Portuguese Grand Prix (Late September) - Rotation between Estoril and Portimao

16 Spanish Grand Prix (Late September) - Jerez (For purely selfish reasons because it's closest to home)

17 Rotation between Indian, Korean, Chinese and Russian Grands Prix (Early October) - Buddh, Yeongam, Shanghai and Socchi

18 Japanese Grand Prix (Late October) - Suzuka

19 United States Grand Prix (Early November) - Austin

20 Australian Grand Prix (Late November) - Rotation between Adelaide and Melbourne

 

In the cases of rotation, the other circuits and countries could run their events for Formula E, Indycar, LMP or GTs, or top level local series of whatever kind.

 

Going to stick with my answer from a few years ago.

[Branislav]

V8 Supercars/ BATHHURST

It's Supercars now

[Anderis]

This should be an epic season .

1. Montreal

I wonder what would be the starting date of your season, considering the fact that the average temperature in March in Montreal is -2.3°C.

[markelov74]

I wonder what would be the starting date of your season, considering the fact that the average temperature in March in Montreal is -2.3°C.

 

Racing in the snow!   

[Collombin]

Why Indy 500 is no longer in F1 calendar?

It never was. If you are asking why is it no longer on the WDC calendar, it was originally the North American round of the championship, but from 1959 there was a WDC US Grand Prix fulfilling that role. There was almost no overlap between Indy and the other championship rounds in terms of cars and drivers either. Ironically that changed as soon as the race was dropped!

Many Indy 500 drivers of the 1950s weren't even aware it was a WDC round, and I suspect wouldn't have cared much anyway.

[pRy]

I'd have two Monaco GPs. The normal one and then a second one towards the end of the season as a night race.

[Kobasmashi]

Why? That was a much worse layout without the long back straight.

Ah I didn't realise that, I was just trying to pick a layout without that chicane!

[Bleu]

Ah I didn't realise that, I was just trying to pick a layout without that chicane!

 

Call it MotoGP layout then ;)

[SirVanhan]

1. Australia - Melbourne
2. Brazil - Interlagos
3. Argentine - Buenos Aires
4. South Africa - Kyalami (Pre-1988 Layout)
5. Bahrain - Sakhir
6. Turkey - Istanbul
7. Monaco - Montecarlo
8. Canada - Montreal
9. France - Le Castellet
10. Great Britain - Silverstone
11. Austria - Osterreichring
12. Germany - Hockenheim (Pre-2002)
13. Hungary - Hungaroring
14. Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps (Pre-2002, Tight Bus Stop)
15. Italy - Monza (with gravel)
16. Singapore - Marina Bay
17. Mexico - Mexico City (1992 Layout)
18. USA - COTA
19. Malaysia - Sepang
20. Japan - Suzuka

Edited by SirVanhan, 04 September 2016 - 16:24.

[chunder27]

Ultimate F1 calendar

 

Turn over and watch bike racing.

Simple really

[PlatenGlass]

I've gone for a mixture of what I consider to be traditional GPs since I've been watching and those I like. I was originally intending to do 16 (as I still consider that to be the traditional number), but it looks like I've ended up with 21, and even that's cheating as I have an alternating Brazilian GP.

1. South African GP - Kyalami
2. Brazilian GP - Interlagos/Rio (alternating)
3. San Marino GP - Imola
4. Monaco GP - Monaco
5. Spanish GP - Barcelona
6. Canadian GP - Montreal
7. Mexican GP - Mexico City (the 80s/90s version)
8. US GP - Detroit
9. French GP - Paul Ricard
10. British GP - Silverstone (I'll go for the layout before about 1986 that basically had a cone for the Woodcote chicane that they had to go inside)
11. German GP - Hockenheim (pre 2001)
12. Hungarian GP - Hungaroring
13. Austrian GP - Osterreichring
14. Belgian GP - Spa
15. Dutch GP - Zandvoort
16. Italian GP - Monza
17. Portuguese GP - Estoril
18. Singapore GP - Marina Bay
19. European GP - Brands Hatch
20. Japanese GP - Suzuka
21. Australian GP - Adelaide

[Afterburner]

I totally like mine better.

As Felipe Baby said, "Dreaming is for free." Right?

[Kristian]

I'm going to base my calendar on what's achievable (with a little scope for dreaming), and with various commercial considerations. So no Nordschliefe or Monza Oval sadly. I'm going to keep it to 20 races too. 

 

1. Australian GP - Melbourne (Now a traditional season opener in an amazing city)

2. Bahrain GP - Sakhir, Outer Circuit (Put it back to daytime, and put those cars on the fast outer circuit. This will test the reliability early season). 

3. Azerbaijan GP - Baku (Controversial, I know, but the circuit is pretty epic and looks great on TV. Next year's race should be a lot better.). 

4. Spanish GP - Jerez (We need a race in Spain still, though no great circuits, but I always liked the flow of Jerez. No chicane). 

5. Monaco GP - Monte Carlo (This is sacred) 

6. French GP - Paul Ricard (Bring back France! And use the full old layout, with Mistral straight). 

7. Austrian GP - Red Bull Ring (Keep the current layout, it produces great races and I like short circuits) 

8. German GP - Nurburgring (I miss this track; races tended to be entertaining, and there's a big chance of inclement weather).

9. British GP - Brands Hatch (A short but challenging track, surely a bit of investment could bring it back?! Silverstone has no soul anymore. Its more car parky than even the Tilkiest of tracks) 

10. Dutch GP - Zandvoort (Time to bring back this classic). 

11. Belgian GP - Spa (But bring back gravel and the old Bus Stop)

13. Portuguese GP - Portimao (I'd love to see F1 cars on here one day)

12. ltalian GP - Monza (Current layout, but bring back gravel) 

13. Canadian GP - Montreal (An autumn race in Montreal would be spectacular) 

14. US GP - Elkhart Lake (OK in the middle of nowhere, but F1 cars would be awesome here, as long as Tilke is nowhere near it) 

15. Brazilian GP - Interlagos (current layout, bring back that nice earthy gravel it had in the 90s)

16. Argentinian GP - Potero del Funes (F1 cars in a volcano. Bring it on!)

17. Mexican GP - Mexico City (Make the stadium faster and cut out that stupid chicane at Turn 4 and you're golden. A great fast track). 

18. Japanese GP - Suzuka (Of course...)

19. Singapore GP - Marina Bay (I like the long races here, you feel the drivers work for it) 

20. Pacfic GP - Bathurst (We can dream....)

[statman]

Might come back to this, but for now:

 

I would get rid of the current Hockenheim, Abu Dhabi, Sochi

Add: Bathurst, Watkins Glen, maybe Laguna Seca (with more stands and atmosphere, should be possible)

 

Other changes: old Hockenheim, old Silverstone

Edited by statman, 05 September 2016 - 09:57.

[PayasYouRace]

Ah I didn't realise that, I was just trying to pick a layout without that chicane!

 

Then you want the bike layout (or 1991-1994 before the chicane was built).

[PayasYouRace]

Actually going to update my one from a few years ago to take into account some modern developments and changes in personal preferences.

 

1 Brazilian Grand Prix (Early March) - Interlagos

2 Rotation between South African and Argentinian Grands Prix (Late March) - Kyalami and Portrero de los Funes

3 Pacific Grand Prix (Early April) - Rotation between Long Beach, Fuji and Surfers Paradise

4 Rotation between Malaysian and Singpare Grands Prix (Late April) - Sepang and Marina Bay

5 Belgian Grand Prix (Early May) - Spa-Francorchamps

6 Monaco Grand Prix (Late May) - Monte Carlo

7 Rotation between Adu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar Grands Prix (Early June (Night Races)) - Yas Marina, Sakhir (perimeter), Dubai and Losail

8 Canadian Grand Prix (Late June) - Montreal

9 French Grand Prix (Early July) - Rotation between Magny-Cours and Paul Ricard

10 British Grand Prix (Early July) - Rotation between Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington Park

11 German Grand Prix (Late July) - Rotation between Nurburgring and Hockenheim

12 Rotation between Hungarian and Austrian Grand Prix (Early August) - Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring

13 Dutch Grand Prix (Late August) - Rotation between Zandvoort and Assen

14 Italian Grand Prix - (Early September) - Rotation between Monza, Imola and Mugello

15 Portuguese Grand Prix (Late September) - Rotation between Estoril and Portimao

16 Spanish Grand Prix (Late September) - Jerez (For purely selfish reasons because it's closest to home)

17 Rotation between Baku and Russian Grands Prix (Early October) - Baku and Socchi

18 Japanese Grand Prix (Late October) - Suzuka

19 United States Grand Prix (Early November) - Rotation between Austin and Indianapolis

20 Australian Grand Prix (Late November) - Rotation between Adelaide and Melbourne

[myattitude]

I'd throw in an oval somewhere for a "marquee event" value.

[Kristian]

I'd throw in an oval somewhere for a "marquee event" value.

 

I would love to see that, but not sure the F1 engines would take it, not to mention the safety aspect (though I think it would be fine). Other issue is the race distance limit - it wouldn't last very long. 

 

I miss the Indy F1 circuit though. It always provided good races (I actually can't think of any dull ones apart from 2005, which was interesting for the drama of it) - maybe a circuit that incorporated a lot of the oval like that would work. 

[myattitude]

I would love to see that, but not sure the F1 engines would take it, not to mention the safety aspect (though I think it would be fine). Other issue is the race distance limit - it wouldn't last very long. 

 

I miss the Indy F1 circuit though. It always provided good races (I actually can't think of any dull ones apart from 2005, which was interesting for the drama of it) - maybe a circuit that incorporated a lot of the oval like that would work. 

I think it would be a nice challenge to hand the engineers, they wouldn't like it, but we would .

 

Agree on Indy, it was a great venue, there was no need to build COTA.

[PayasYouRace]

I would love to see that, but not sure the F1 engines would take it, not to mention the safety aspect (though I think it would be fine). Other issue is the race distance limit - it wouldn't last very long.

I miss the Indy F1 circuit though. It always provided good races (I actually can't think of any dull ones apart from 2005, which was interesting for the drama of it) - maybe a circuit that incorporated a lot of the oval like that would work.

If changes that big are being made a race distance limit could be changed too.

But a mile oval like Milwaukee or Phoenix would be ideal, as Indycar usually races for 200 miles on those.

[PayasYouRace]

I think it would be a nice challenge to hand the engineers, they wouldn't like it, but we would .

Agree on Indy, it was a great venue, there was no need to build COTA.

Where do people get the idea that engineers wouldn't like a challenge like that? They'd love it as much as anyone. It would be a chance to do something other than optimise the same parameters and try something new.

[Kristian]

I think it would be a nice challenge to hand the engineers, they wouldn't like it, but we would .

 

Agree on Indy, it was a great venue, there was no need to build COTA.

 

I think the engineers would love it to be honest, but the drivers wouldn't. 

[7MGTEsup]

Not sure why people think an F1 engine wouldn't live on an oval? I'm pretty sure they are as robust if not more so than an Indycar engine. They run full throttle for 75% of the time at Monza pretty sure on anything other than a superspeedway it would be about that or maybe less.

[Dunc]

1. USA - Indy

2. Brazil - Interlagos

3. Australia - Melbourne/Adelaide (alternating)

4. Malaysia - Sepang

5. Arabia - Bahrain/Abu Dhabi (alternating)

5. San Marino - Imola

6. Spain - Jerez

7. Monaco

8. Great Britain - Silverstone

9. Germany - Hockenheim

10. Belgium - Spa

11. Austria - Red Bull Ring

12. Italy - Monza

13. Singapore

14. China - Shanghai

15. Japan - Suzuka/Fuji (alternating)

16. Canada - Montreal

17. Mexico - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

18. USA - Circuit of the Americas

[BuddyHolly]

1: Brazil (interlagos)

2: Canada (montreal)

3: France (magny-cours)

4: Germany (hockenheim, old layout)

5: England (brands hatch)

6: Belgium (spa, with old bus-stop layout)

7: Italy (monza)

8: Italy (imola, before Tamburello was butchered)

9: Japan (suzuka)

10: Australia (adelaide)

11: France (paul ricard)

12: Canada (yes again, because it's so bloody good)

13: USA (CotA)

14: Mexico City (old layout)

15: USA (phoenix)

16: Australia (albert park)

17: Turkey (istanbul park)

18: Nurburgring (nordschleife)

19: Monaco (older layout with barriers at st.devote)

20: Azerbaijan (baku)

21: Dutch (zandvoort)

[mclarensmps]

3: France (magny-cours)

Please no!! Hahaha

The rest of your list is actually fantastic, minus the double Canada (speaking as a Canadian!). 

[DinocoBlue]

I love these sort of threads.

 

FWIW, here's mine I quite like the flow of the current calendar, and it's mostly 'realistic' but with a few exceptions. And yeah, its a bit Euro-centric.

 

1. Australia (Adelaide/Melborne)

2. New Zealand (Taupo)

3. China (Shanghai)

4. Bahrain

5. Spain (?)

6. Portugal (Algarve)

7. Monaco

8. Canada (Montreal)

9. Great Britain (Silverstone)

10. Austria

11. Netherlands (Zandvoort)

12. Sweden (Anderstorp)

13 France (Paul Ricard)

14. Germany (Hockenhiem/Nurburgring)

15. Belgium (Spa)

16. Italy (Monza)

17. Singapore

18. Japan (Suzuka)

19. Malaysia

20. Brazil (Interlagos)

21. Mexico

22. United States (COTA)

Edited by DinocoBlue, 06 September 2016 - 17:16.

[f1paul]

If changes that big are being made a race distance limit could be changed too.

But a mile oval like Milwaukee or Phoenix would be ideal, as Indycar usually races for 200 miles on those.

Why not Daytona or Tallageda? 

[Afterburner]

I'd throw in an oval somewhere for a "marquee event" value.

I've got one on mine: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana. This one turned me from an oval hater to an oval lover--all the closed circuit speed records are basically set on this track. 200 mi/h average wheel-to-wheel racing for two-and-a-half hours? HELL YES.

Look up the Indycar races there from 2013 and 2015 if you want to become a convert.

[JeordieX]

1. Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park

2. Malaysian Grand Prix - Sepang / Thai Grand Prix - Buriram

3. Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai / Korean Grand Prix - Yeongam

4. Bahrain Grand Prix - Sakhir / Qatar Grand Prix - Losail

5. Spanish Grand Prix - Catalunya

6. Monaco Grand Prix - Monte Carlo

7. Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal / Mexican Grand Prix - Mexico City

8. United States Grand Prix - Austin

9. Austrian Grand Prix - Spielberg / Czech Grand Prix - Brno

10. French Grand Prix - Magny-Cours

11. British Grand Prix - Silverstone

12. German Grand Prix - Silverstone

13. Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring / Dutch Grand Prix - Zandvoort

14. Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Franchorchamps

15. Italian Grand Prix - Monza

16. Turkish Grand Prix - Istanbul / Portugese Grand Prix - Estoril

17. Russian Grand Prix - Sochi / Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku

18. Sinagpore Grand Prix - Marina Bay / Indian Grand Prix - Buddh

19. Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka

20. Argentine Grand Prix - Termas de Rio Hondo / Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina

21. Brazilian Grand Prix - Interlagos

22. South African Grand Prix - Kyalami

Edited by JeordieX, 10 September 2016 - 16:29.

[Ruusperi]

Can we have ultimate nightmare calendar?

 

1. Yas Marina

2. Yas Marina

3. Yas Marina

4. Yas Marina

5. Yas Marina

6. Yas Marina

7. Yas Marina

8. Sochi (to clash with Le Mans)

9. Sochi

10. Paul Ricard

11. Paul Ricard

12. Paul Ricard

13. Paul Ricard

14. Paul Ricard

15. Buddh International Circuit (Asian rounds)

16. Buddh International Circuit

17. Buddh International Circuit

18. Buddh International Circuit

19. Buddh International Circuit

20. Yas Marina

21. Yas Marina (quintuple points awarded)

Edited by Ruusperi, 06 September 2016 - 20:03.

[CommanderShepard]

1. Buddh International Circuit (India)

2. Baku City Circuit (Azerbaijan)

3. Marina Bay (Singapore)

3. Sochi Autodrom (Russia)

4. Valencia Street Circuit

5. Yas Marina Circuit (Abu Dhabi)

6. Korean International Circuit (Korea)

7. Caesars Palace Grand Prix (Las Vegas)

[messy]

Thinking current circuits only,

Bring in/back:
Imola
Istanbul Park
Magny Cours
Adelaide
Road America
Zandvoort
Brands Hatch
Brno

Get rid:
Bahrain
Abu Dhabi
Singapore
Baku
China
Sochi
Mexico
Silverstone post-butchering

[Atreiu]

(...)

 

It's the World Chapionship..Ya gotta race more than F1 cars.

Everything else is Bullshit.

Jp

 

Nah, they just have to travel around the world, not race lawnmowers.

[tormave]

Rather than taking the races to new locations, how about keeping the tracks the same, but changing the dates and times? Baku has shown that it's awesome we have a race that coincides with Le Mans 24 hours - what other major events can we try to overlap with a Formula 1 race? US presidential election, next episode of Game of Thrones, New Year's eve in Times Square are just examples of world events overshadowed by an F1 race in some remote dictatorship. We just had the final 100m in Rio take all the TV eyeballs, because there wasn't a Formula 1 race on at the same time. Ideas for the ultimate overlap calendar for 2017?

[DinocoBlue]

I contemplated adding Yeognam, SK to my calendar - not as it is now, but how it should have been - with the marina and cityscape all built up. Then again, it wasn't that great of a circuit, so changing the background isn't going to improve that.

[PayasYouRace]

Why not Daytona or Tallageda? 

 

Not even Indycar race on those ovals. It would be monumentally dangerous, and the g-forces of the 30 or more degree banking would be tough for the cars. It would make Las Vegas 2011 look tame.

 

I've got one on mine: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana. This one turned me from an oval hater to an oval lover--all the closed circuit speed records are basically set on this track. 200 mi/h average wheel-to-wheel racing for two-and-a-half hours? HELL YES.

Look up the Indycar races there from 2013 and 2015 if you want to become a convert.

 

Most people probably missed it because you didn't call it Fontana and instead used the most generic name ever for a race track. Yes I know it's the sponsor name, but I refuse to give them the pleasure of renaming a circuit so totally commercially.

[Collombin]

They did try "Indycar" at Daytona back in 1959. It didn't go well.