Future F1 Grands Prix

[Brogan]

What is Bernie's obsession with street circuits?

They're quicker and cheaper, so the organisers can pay him more.

Which is the only thing he cares about.

 

[Bill Boddy]

So there are two loops joined together by a 3 lane single carriageway. Brilliant.

I'm sure that Kewee will tell us how well it works in Auckland.

 

[Kewee]

Bill Boddy ...... I'm lost for words Bill, You obviously know how well everything works in Auckland.

 

[soccerman17]

Looks like a 9 year old drew that. ****ing awful.

This has been used before for the Baku World Challenge and at least looks mildly interesting.

 

[mjo]

Looks like this will be Maldonado's new favourite circuit:

 

[teabagyokel]

Apparently the race will take place in 2009, which I'm sure will make it more exciting. Where's the Brawn though?

 

[Road of Bones]

Several seconds up the road, being driven by someone's granny, apparently...

 

[Greenlantern101]

Madrid now.

http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-ne...twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_campaign=feeds

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Madrid isn't that bad a choice really. If its a replacement for Barcelona as the Spanish GP It's a good thing. Barcelona can keep the testing so they can have a fresh challenge instead of being on a track they are familiar with.

 

[Greenlantern101]

And now Moscow

http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-ne...twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_campaign=feeds

So remind me in the last few months we have had

Mexico, Baku, Bahamas, LA, Madrid and now Moscow.

Did Bernie buy a new world map and has started throwing darts at it.

 

[GermanF1]

F1Yorkshire And that Catalunya circuit us rubbish anyway

 

[Road of Bones]

It's all smoke & mirrors - Bernie allows all these wacky circuit ideas to seep out into the media, so he can twist the arms of existing venues to cough up the money he wants from them, or have their race taken away.

 

[mjo]

It's very clever.

 

[teabagyokel]

It's like he's got a list of countries and he's ticking them off his link list.

We've had Bulgaria, Thailand and Greece if I recall correctly.

I'd like to take this chance to nominate the next few suggestions.

Fijian GP - tree-spotlit night race.
Icelandic GP - pit entry to skirt a geyser.
Venezuelan GP - PDVSA Johnny Ceccotto circuit.
Milton Keynes GP - Round 17 roundabouts.
Bhutan GP - Serious elevation changes.
French GP - Sorry, that's just stupid...

 

[cider_and_toast]

Don't forget one in Syria.

It's a touch risky but hey, F1 doesn't involve itself in politics so that's OK then. Just to be on the safe side though, all drivers will be asked to wear Orange race suits and Susie Wolff will be left at home.

 

[GermanF1]

I also like to see a North Korean GP. The dear great amazing beautiful leader decides after the race which driver he wants to see getting executed based on who was the least entertaining driver in his majestic eyes. Now that would add some spice.

 

[FB]

A Moscow GP has been discussed for years, going back to the 80's from memory. Does Russia need two GP's? What would happen to Sochi? Anyway, never going to happen.

 

[RasputinLives]

It comes from the fact that Moscow race way just got its licence upgraded.

It now has a licence to hold F1 races. It doesn't mean it will though.

 

[soccerman17]

Judging off of the success of the Singapore and Monaco Grands Prix, maybe we should have more city state/micronation GPs.
Vatican GP- 22 different Popemobiles in F1 liveries
Andorra GP- seriously hilly, around a ski resort
San Marino GP(not Imola but actually in San Marino)- around the medieval streets of San Marino.
Palestine GP- dodge the Israeli missiles
Maldives GP- beach racing!!
Sealand GP- still haven't figured this one out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

 

[teabagyokel]

soccerman17 - They could build the circuit on struts around the country, thus making the country more than 25 times bigger.