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[taz]

1.Adelaide-Australia - would love to see them race on this track
2.Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia - i like this circuit, rain or not
3.Istanbul-Turkey - shame it disappeared from the calendar
4.Jarama-Spain - i'm curious how this track could play out
5.Portimao-Portugal - new track, looks good to me, i've already played it on Assetto Corsa
6.Paul Ricard-France - renovated track, seems good to me
7.Monaco - classic
8.Montreal-Canada - classic
9.Road America-USA -  love the environment
10.Imola/Donington/Nurburgring/Jerez-European GP - alternating GP
10.Hockenheim-Germany - old layout of course
11.Silverstone-England - classic
12.Red Bull Ring-Austria - why not add the proposed Red Bull extended layout?
13.Spa-Francorchamps-Belgium - classic
14.Brno-Czech Republic - i'm curious how this track could play out
15.Monza-Italy - classic
16.Marina Bay-Singapore - love the night racing
17.Suzuka-Japan - classic
18.Potrero De Los Funes-Argentina - after seeing the onboard shots i would definitly like to see them race here
19.Hermanos Rodriguez-Mexico - old layout
20.Interlagos-Brazil - perfect for season finale
 

[Atreiu]

How anyone can possibly include Abu Dhabi in their ideal calendar is beyond me!!! Cannot compute.

 

Simply to extort them to pay double the fee and fill the coffers for the teams.

[vowcartaGP]

I'll take a rather different approach to this. Any country who provides a suitable venue and good prize money should be able to hold a national Grand Prix. In this ideal world the sanctioning fees are greatly reduced, but naturally bigger fees for world championship events over non-championship events. The stupid safety features that have butchered alot of tracks don't have to feature, and tarmac run offs are not entirely necessary. (This is an ideal world, after all). 

 

Countries which host a National Grand Prix which isn't part of the World Championship can also open up entries to F2 entrants for a secondary class. Or, as this would be in a few years and the Formula E cars would be faster, why not make them welcome too? F1 cars from previous years and customer chassis would all be allowed. (There would be regulations for non-championship grands prix in this sense, so it wouldn't be Formula Libre) Most of the races have existed before in some form, but many haven't ever been part of the World Championship. It would of course make most sense to have new GPs be non-championship and be a success before world championship status.

 

 

1 South African GP Kyalami

2 East African GP Luanda

3 North African GP Casablanca

4 West African GP Algiers

5 Australian GP Melbourne

6 New Zealand GP Wellington

7 United States GP Austin

8 American GP Long Beach

9 Mexican GP Mexico City

10 Canadian GP Montreal

11 Spanish GP Catalunya

12 Portuguese GP Estoril

13 Monaco GP Monte Carlo

14 Mediterranean GP Imola

15 European GP Baku

16 Turkish GP Istanbul

17 French GP Pau

18 British GP Silverstone

19 German GP Nurburgring

20 Austrian GP Spielberg

21 Hungarian GP Budapest

22 Czech GP Brno

23 Belgian GP Spa Francorchamps

24 Dutch GP Zandvoort

25 Italian GP Monza

26 International GP Brands Hatch

27 Russian GP Sochi

28 Singapore GP Singapore

29 Malaysian GP Sepang

30 Japanese GP Suzuka

31 Indian GP New Delhi

32 Bahrain GP Sakhir

33 Arabian GP Abu Dhabi

34 Qatar GP Losail

35 Chinese GP Shanghai

36 Macau GP Macau

37 Argentine GP Buenos Aires

38 Brazilian GP Sao Paulo

39 Uruguayan GP Punta Del Este

40 Caribbean GP Havana

 

races in Bold indicate world championship status (28 of them)

 

Lets just hope the reigning world champion doesn't get kidnapped at the Cuban Grand Prix again...

Edited by vowcartaGP, 06 May 2015 - 15:00.

[Atreiu]

I could watch 1 or 2 non GP events for the simple fun of hard racing and little responsability, but 12? No way. I wouldn't bother checking the TV schedules and all. Who would?

 

How many people watch all 36 NASCAR races? They are all worth something.

[fridge46]

Not sure that anyone would really go for races on 7 consecutive weekends towards the end of the season (also not sure about going from Italy straight to Canada)

 

Before this last year, I would agree with you - going from Europe straight to Canada the weekend after is a non-starter.

 

However, last year, we went straight from Suzuka to Sochi (4911 miles apart) the weekend after. Distance between Milan and Montreal is 3813.8 miles

[BlackCat]

12 events for World Championship

season starts mid-February, ends in August

one in Australia

one in Asia, preferably Japan

one in South America, preferably Brazil

two in North America, Canada (Montreal) and USA (preferably Indy oval)

seven in Europe: certainly Monaco, Spa, Monza, Silverstone, others may rotate.

[taziosenna881]

Anything without the Nordschleife and Brands hatch is boring.

[ElJefe]

1. Australia - Albert Park

2. Malaysia - Sepang

3. India - Buddh

4. Turkey - Istanbul Park

5. San Marino - Imola

6. Spain - Circuit de Catalunya (without the stupid final chicane)

7. Monaco - Monte Carlo

8. Portugal - Portimao

9. Canada - Montreal

10. Britain - Silverstone

11. France - Paul Ricard (add some grandstands and you're good to go)

12. Germany - Nurburgring

13. Hungary - Hungaroring

14. Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps

15. Austria - Red Bull Ring

16. Italy - Monza

17. Japan - Suzuka

18. Singapore - Singapore

19. United States - Austin

20. Mexico - Hermanos Rodriguez

21. Argentina - Potrero de los Funes

22. Brazil - Interlagos

 

Tried to be as realistic as possible, by including some (good) Tilke tracks and commercial markets.

[lustigson]

Any Formula One calendar that doesn't contain the Grandes Épreuves — i.e. France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Great Britain, Germany, and Monaco — isn't a proper calendar.