Really wish the organizers at tracks like Hockenheim or Sepang had the budget to host a race. So many tracks here that are simply all right, buying their way in, while truly stellar ones just wither away on the sidelines.
Very curious to see if the Chinese GP even happens next year.
I’d love to see hockenheim back. It’s a great track for racing and a ton of fun to watch.
Apparently it just makes no financial sense with the amount of spectators that go. Mercedes lost money on the GP in 2019 if I remember right, on top of being an absolute clownshow for them. If there was interest in Germany with a German driver maybe we’ll see it back, but right now it doesn’t make a ton of sense.
True, Hockenheim is my favourite track.
My hopes are on 2026 and beyond, when Audi and Mercedes might push for a German race.
Really wish the organizers at tracks like Hockenheim or Sepang had the budget to host a race.
If only there was an Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team with connections to both countries that would push for that...
F1: "Formula 1 has made clear its intention to move towards greater calendar regionalisation, reducing logistical burdens and making the season more sustainable."
Also F1:
Miami and Canada separated the way they are just doesn’t make any sense.
Well both could be true. Most of the equipment doesn't move from one race to the next. There are like three or more of most stuff and it is transported to the race like 4-5 races out. For the most part, only the cars and people travel by air, and that's when the car can't be transported by land like when in Europe.
For example, in the 2023 calendar, I bet most of the equipment used in Miami will then be trucked or trained to Montreal. Then maybe it goes and waits at Austin, then on to Las Vegas. Just a guess though.
USA Austin
Miami Miami
Las Vegas Las Vegas
I think it’s GP Name and then City. It’s just most races have the nation as the GP name.
They did Emilia Romagna for Imola. And 2x Monaco.
But weird nonetheless. I’d prefer the normal City, Country for all of them.
There can't be more than one GP with the same name, which is why we've had names like the Luxembourg, San Marino, European, Pacific GPs, etc.
First 2 races will be held on saturday instead of sunday due to Ramadan.
If the ME races are going to make sure they’re the first races of the season they shouldn’t get to dictate the schedule around their other events.
If they need to be off on Sunday for a religious holiday F1 should be racing somewhere else that week and only go back after the holiday is over.
Well, again, there's quite a lot of large-ocean-hopping going on there... I understand there's so many factors involved in sorting the schedule, but does seem their efforts to go Carbon Neutral may get thwarted by immense travel.
Who the hell puts Canada in the middle of the European races?
iirc it’s there because they can’t race later in the year with the other American races due to weather. If they wait until that late in the year the weather in Canada won’t be super conducive to running a good race.
I guess having Japan grouped with China and Australia makes some amount of sense but man is it going to feel weird having Suzuka at round 4.
I don't really follow F1, but I find it odd that they're having a race in Vegas during Thanksgiving. I'd imagine they'd have better turnout during a non holiday. Wouldn't it be better to hold the race in a country that doesn't celebrate a holiday that week?
Reading between the lines of what Domenicalli said, it's the only week that the city would agree to, BECAUSE there are a fewer people
Still some really large and weird jumps in here but I guess it is an improvement.
