A 25-race F1 season (23 posts)

  • Profile picture of daykind daykind said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    What would your dream F1 calendar be? You can have a maximum of 25 races, and you have to be realistic (so you can’t get rid of all of the Asian races!) You need a minimum of 12 races currently on the calendar. You can bring tracks back to return also. Also state when the summer shutdown will be!

    Put current circuits in bold.

    Here’s mine.
    1 Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne
    2 Bahrain Grand Prix – Sakhir
    3 Aida Grand Prix – Aida
    4 Korean Grand Prix – Yeongam
    5 Turkish Grand Prix – Istanbul
    6 San Marino Grand Prix – Imola
    7 Austrian Grand Prix – Osterreichring
    8 Monaco Grand Prix – Monte-Carlo
    9 European Grand Prix – Zolder
    10 British Grand Prix – Donington Park
    11 Dutch Grand Prix – Zandvoort
    12 Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring
    13 German Grand Prix – Nurburgring
    SUMMER SHUTDOWN
    14 Italian Grand Prix – Monza
    15 Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal
    16 Belgian Grand Prix – Spa-Francorchamps
    17 Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay
    18 Asian Grand Prix – Suzuka
    19 Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai
    20 Japanese Grand Prix – Fuji
    21 USA Grand Prix – Indianapolis
    22 Oceanic Grand Prix – Adelaide
    23 South African Grand Prix – Kylami
    24 Argentine Grand Prix – Buenos Aires
    25 Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos

  • Profile picture of Fixy Fixy said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    When is your summer shutdown?

  • Profile picture of daykind daykind said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Ooh, thanks! I’ll edit post now.

  • Profile picture of Alexi Alexi said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Here’s mine.
    1 Bahrain Grand Prix – Sakhir
    2 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina
    3 Turkish Grand Prix – Istambul
    4 San Marino Grand Prix – Imola
    5 Italian Grand Prix – Monza
    6 Austrian Grand Prix – Osterreichring
    7 Monaco Grand Prix – Monte Carlo
    8 French Grand Prix – Magny Cours
    9 Spanish Grand Prix – Valencia
    10 Portuguese Grand Prix – Estoril
    11 English Grand Prix – Silverstone
    12 Belgian Grand Prix – Spa Franchorchamps
    13 German Grand Prix – Nurburgring
    14 Scandinavian Grand Prix – Sornainen
    15 European Grand Prix – Hockenheim
    16 Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal
    17 American Grand Prix – Infineon
    18 Malaysian Grand Prix – Sepang
    19 Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay
    20 Chinese Grand Prix – Shangai
    21 Asian Grand Prix – Fuji
    22 Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka
    23 Korean Grand Prix – Korean International
    24 Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne
    25 Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos

    Optimized for lesser costs at transportation and no damned summer breaks.

  • Profile picture of Sound_Of_Madness Sound_Of_Madness said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Okay, I will get a 20round calendar. The case is, that it will have some rotating venues.

    1. Australian Grand Prix: Albert Park
    2. Malaysian Grand Prix: Sepang
    3. Spanish Grand Prix: Catalunya
    4. Mediterranean Grand Prix: Portimao/Imola (rotating venue)
    5. Monaco Grand Prix: Monte Carlo
    6. French Grand Prix: Magny Cours
    7. Canadian Grand Prix: Montreal
    8. American Grand Prix: Indianapolis/Austin (UC) (rotating venue)
    9. British Grand Prix: Silverstone
    10. European Grand Prix: Nurburgring/Donington (rotating venue)
    11. Low Countries Grand Prix: Zandvoort/Spa (rotating venue)
    ————————————————
    12. Italian Grand Prix: Monza
    13. Danube Grand Prix: Redbullring (UC)/Hungaroring (rotating venue)
    14. German Grand Prix: Hockenheim
    15. Scandinavian Grand Prix: Gotlandring (UC)
    16. Eastern European Grand Prix: Poznan/Sochi (UC) (rotating venue)
    17. Indian Grand Prix: Jaypee International Circuit (UC)
    18. Japanese Grand Prix: Suzuka/Fuji (rotating venue)
    19. Atlantic Grand Prix: Jacaperagua/Buenos Aires (rotating venue)
    20: Brazilian Grand Prix: Interlagos

    *UC stands for Under Construction.

  • Profile picture of NickV NickV said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    This is mine with circuits that are f1 standard or can easily be modified to be:

    1. UAE Grand Prix: Yas Marina Circuit
    2. Australian Grand Prix: Albert Park
    3. Malaysian Grand Prix: Sepang
    4. Chinese Grand prix: Ordos
    5: Portugese Grand Prix: Portimao
    6: Spanish Grand Prix: Motorland Aragon
    7: Monaco Grand Prix: Monte Carlo
    8: Turkish Grand Prix: Istanbul Park
    9: Canadian Grand Prix: Montreal
    10: United States Grand Prix: Austin (when completed)
    11: British Grand Prix: Silverstone
    12: German Grand Prix: Hockenheim
    13: Hungarian Grand Prix: Hungaroring
    14: French grand Prix: Paul Ricard
    SUMMER BREAK
    15: Belgian Grand Prix: Spa Francorchamps
    16: Italian Grand Prix: Monza
    17: Finish Grand Prix: Helsinki Street Circuit (no reason it couldn’t be done)
    18: European Grand Prix: Brands Hatch (just increase the run off and keep layout as it is)
    19: Indian Grand Prix: Jaypee Group Circuit (when completed)
    20: Korean Grand Prix: Yeongam
    21: Singapore Grand Prix: Marina Bay Street Circuit
    22: Japanese Grand Prix: Suzuzka
    23: Argentinian Grand Prix: Buenos Aires
    24: Brazilian Grand Prix: Interlagos

  • Profile picture of Icthyes Icthyes said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Week 1: Melbourne
    Week 2: Sepang
    Week 4: Shanghai
    Week 6: Bahrain
    Week 7: Istanbul
    Week 9: Motorland Aragon (built up to F1 standard)
    Week 10: Monte Carlo*
    Week 12: Portimao
    Week 14: Montreal
    Week 15: Indianapolis (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4081036)
    Week 17: Silverstone
    Week 18: Donington (miraculously completed)
    Week 20: Nurburgring
    Week 21: Hungaroring (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4102650)
    SUMMER BREAK
    Week 25: Spa
    Week 26: Monza
    Week 28: Abu Dhabi
    Week 29: India
    Week 31: Singapore
    Week 33: Suzuka
    Week 34: South Korea (with Turns 5-7 and 11-13 cut out)
    Week 36: Austin (with Turns 6-9 bypassed and Turn 12 leading into Turn 16)
    Week 38: Portero de los Funes
    Week 39: Interlagos

    *The calendar is built around Monaco so I imagine it would have to be here even if it splits Spain and Portugal

    We’d have to go back to putting Melbourne early on the second weekend of March otherwise the calendar would end a week before Christmas. Even then it’s a long calendar and I’ve only used 24 races. If Bernie really wants 25 there are going to have to be a lot more back-to-backs

  • Profile picture of TomD11 TomD11 said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    OK this is based on past and present F1 heritage (I don’t know enough about potential venues to be sure about all of them though):

    1. South African GP – Kyalami?
    2. Australian GP – Albert Park
    3. New Zealand GP – Taupo? Wellington Street Race? (Night Race)
    4. Malaysian GP – Sepang
    5. Indian GP – Jaypee
    6. Finnish GP – Helsinki Street Race?
    7. Spanish GP – Montjuic Park
    8. French GP – Paul Ricard
    9. Monaco GP – Monte Carlo
    10. Swiss GP – Dijon-Prenois
    11. British GP – Silverstone
    12. European GP – Brands Hatch
    13. Belgian GP – Spa
    SUMMER SHUTDOWN
    14. Dutch GP – Zandvoort
    15. Luxembourg GP – Nurburgring
    16. German GP – Hockenheim
    17. Austrian GP – Osterreichring
    18. San Marino GP – Imola
    19. Italian GP – Monza
    20. Canadian GP – Montreal
    21. US GP – Road Atlanta? a better iteration of Indianapolis? Full oval?
    22. US GP West – Laguna Seca (Maybe Austin if it turns out OK)
    23. Japanese GP – Suzuka
    24. Argentine GP – Potrero de los Funes
    25. Brazilian GP – Interlagos

    Optimised to reduce transport costs

  • Profile picture of Prisoner Monkeys Prisoner Monkeys said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    I think that while a 25-race calendar is indeed possible, it would only work if the races were arrayed properly. Something like this:

    1 – Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park
    2 – Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang
    3 – Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
    4 – Korean Grand Prix, Yeognam
    5 – Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
    6 – Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay
    7 – Indian Grand Prix, Greater Noida
    8 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
    9 – Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
    10 – Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul Park
    11 – Russian Grand Prix, Sochi Olympic Park
    12 – Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring
    13 – German Grand Prix, Nurburgring/Hockenheim
    14 – Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
    15 – British Grand Prix, Silverstone
    16 – French Grand Prix, TBA
    17 – Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
    18 – Spanish Grand Prix, Aragon
    19 – Italian Grand Prix, Monza
    20 – South African Grand Prix, TBA
    21 – Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
    22 – United States Grand Prix, Austin
    23 – Venezuealan Grand Prix, TBA
    24 – Argentine Grand Prix, Potrero de los Funes
    25 – Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos

    The hardest thing was getting the South African Grand Prix right. It’s very isolated compared to everything else, so I had to run the European leg backwards to finish in Monza. The only problems with the calendar is that Monaco moves away from its traditional place on the calendar and it’ very late in the year for both Canada and England.

  • Profile picture of gpcampbell gpcampbell said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Week 1: Melbourne
    Week 2: Sepang
    Week 4: Macau! – Im not sure we’d be allowed to do it but it’d be an awsome street race
    Week 5: Chinese Grand Prix
    Week 6: Bahrain – I’d like to see it as the outer-ring circuit, but definatly no middle bit
    Week 7: Istanbul
    Week 9: Monaco
    Week 11:Montreal
    Week 12: Watkins Glen
    Week 14: Indianalpolis
    Week 16: Motorland Aragon (thank you person above, i’d forgotten about this)
    Week 17: Silverstone
    Week 18: Donington
    Week 20: Nurburgring
    Week 21: Hungaroring
    SUMMER BREAK
    Week 25: Spa
    Week 26: Monza
    Week 28: Imola (stuff off Rome – this is now a great and much safer circuit, despite the painful memories)
    Week 30: Singapore
    Week 33: Suzuka
    Week 34: Jaypee Group Circuit (Dont look too bad!)
    Week 36: Korea (erm well i might re-phrase after next weekend)
    Week 38: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico (im not sure i’d get anywhere near a FIA license but hey)
    Week 39: Interlagos

  • Profile picture of wasiF1 wasiF1 said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    For the first time other then me some people think that we can arrange 25 races in a season.But not sure when that will ever happen?

  • Profile picture of Silverkeg Silverkeg said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    1. Australia – Albert Park
    2. Malaysia – Sepang
    3. China – Shanghai
    4. Abu Dhabi – Yas Marina
    5. Turkey – Istanbul Park
    6. Hungary – Hungaroring
    7. Austria – Osterreichring
    8. Monaco – Monte Carlo
    9. Spain – Motorland Aragon
    10. Great Britain – Silverstone
    11. Canada – Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
    12. USA – Austin
    13. France – Paul Ricard
    14. Germany – Nurburgring/Hockenheimring
    15. Finland – ??
    16. Russia – ??
    SUMMER BREAK
    17. Belgium – Spa-Francorchamps
    18. Italy – Monza
    19. South Africa – ??
    20. India – Jaypee
    21. Singapore – Marina Bay
    22. South Korea – Yeongnam
    23. Japan – Suzuka/Fuji
    24. Argentina – San Luis
    25. Brazil – Interlagos

    I have tried to put it in a logical order. Germany and Japan would both have alternating tracks. South Africa, Finland and Russia would have to build circuit or maybe street circuits.

  • Profile picture of Girts Girts said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    1 Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne
    2 New Zealand Grand Prix – Taupo
    3 Malaysian Grand Prix – Kuala Lumpur
    4 Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai
    5 Korean Grand Prix – Yeongam
    6 Indian Grand Prix – Delhi
    7 Turkish Grand Prix – Istanbul
    8 Spanish Grand Prix – Catalunya
    9 Austrian Grand Prix – Osterreichring
    10 Monaco Grand Prix – Monte Carlo
    11 Dutch Grand Prix – Zandvoort
    12 British Grand Prix – Silverstone
    13 Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring
    14 German Grand Prix – Nurburgring
    SUMMER SHUTDOWN
    15 Polish Grand Prix – Warsaw
    16 Russian Grand Prix – St Peterburg
    17 Belgian Grand Prix – Spa-Francorchamps
    18 Italian Grand Prix – Monza
    19 Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal
    20 USA Grand Prix – Austin
    21 Mexican Grand Prix – Mexico City
    22 Singapore Grand Prix – Marina Bay
    23 Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka
    24 South African Grand Prix – Kyalami
    25 Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos

    New Zealand, India, Holland, Austria, Poland, Russia, USA, Mexico and South Africa in. Bahrain, Valencia and Emirates out.

  • Profile picture of Icthyes Icthyes said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Monaco would never be that late PM, even in a fantasy world. They would just give up hosting a race. By the way, why don’t you go from Malaysia to Singapore to Japan? Also I think it would be better to go to South Africa after Bahrain and then to Turkey, it’s a little less fiddly than coming all the way from Italy and then going all the way to Canada.

  • Profile picture of Prisoner Monkeys Prisoner Monkeys said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Monaco would never be that late PM, even in a fantasy world.

    I know. But I put it there because the only way to get a full 25 races is to follow them in sequence. This calendar moves from east to west; it never doubles back on itself.

    <blockuote>By the way, why don’t you go from Malaysia to Singapore to Japan?
    Because then they’d be in direct competition with one another, which would be bad.

    Also I think it would be better to go to South Africa after Bahrain and then to Turkey

    But then I’d have to enter the European season from there and Bahrain-Turkey is shorter than Bahrain-South Africa. I’d also be at a loss with what to do about the European leg, because we’d wind up in Sochi and then have to double back.

    it’s a little less fiddly than coming all the way from Italy and then going all the way to Canada.

    The alternative was to go from South Africa to Argentina, then up through Brazil, Venezuela, Texas and into Canada – but that would mean Montreal was the season finale during the winter months.

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