Should France Return to the F1 Calendar
So something ive wanted to ask for a while. When France returned to the calendar i hoped it would of lasted longer (not surprised it didnt though). It got me thinking though. What if F1 returned to ...
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Whereas I totally agre with you guys regarding the classics tracks plus some that aren't classics but still deliver great races I'm afraid that won't ever happen again.
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@Cpayne32Definetly they should listen to the fans.
Quoting spefically this part of the discussion, in my point of view, F1 is listening to the money. During the brazilian broadcast this sunday was speculated tha Saudi could receive a 2nd race each season, this one to be held in Riyadh, due to Aramco being its main sponsor. Also, with F1 willing to enter the US market at any cost, we might expect less of the classic european tracks that we are used to.
Do I like it? No.
Do I understand it? Yes. At the end of the day it's business.
I have nothing against helding races in middle-east and USA but I feel like it's misbalanced when we think of tradicional places and markets for motorsport. This year we'll have 4 races in middle-east (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi) and 3 in USA (Miami, COTA and Vegas) almost 1/3 of the calender goes to places where F1 wants to be but where the majority of the fan base isn't.
Or I am just old enough to look at it and don't recognize it as F1 I grew up watching.
@dancrodrigues Yeah its a shame they are listening to the money. I think a second Saudi race is going to rub the wrong way especially with how vocal drivers were in the past about racing in Saudi (im aware last year was because of the attack nearby).
The issue when you listen to money is it always involves the words street circuits. You look at the calendar now and there are 7 street circuits on the calendar: Saudi Arabia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Miami, Monaco, Singapore and Vegas.
Most of those tracks are no longer fan favourites but as you said, money speak louder than track action
The issue when you listen to money is it always involves the words street circuits. You look at the calendar now and there are 7 street circuits on the calendar: Saudi Arabia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Miami, Monaco, Singapore and Vegas.
Most of those tracks are no longer fan favourites but as you said, money speak louder than track action
@Cpayne32And yet, F1 is bigger than ever.
How hard is to find the perfect balance - again, I'm not saying they are wrong, I can get them. It just isn't familiar.- @dancrodrigues Yeah its a tough balance for sure but often the street circuits cost the general public significantly more as companies will skyrocket prices specifically for that even which i know is standard practice but still wrong
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