This would be my ideal calendar:
LEG I – PACIFIC RIM
Australian Grand Prix (Albert Park)
Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang)
Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
South Korean Grand Prix (Jeonam)
Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)
LEG II – EUROPE ‘A’
British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
French Grand Prix (Paul Ricard)
Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
German Grand Prix (Nurburgring)
Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring [formerly A1 Ring])
Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
Russian Grand Prix (Sochi)
LEG III – MIDDLE EAST/INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)
Egyptian Grand Prix (Cairo)
Indian Grand Prix (Greater Noida)
LEG IV – EUROPE ‘B’
Rome Grand Prix (Rome)
Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)
Spanish Grand Prix (Aragon)
Portuguese Grand Prix (Portimao)
European Grand Prix (knockout format) (Mallorca)
LEG V – THE AMERICAS
Canadian Grand Prix (Gilles Villeneuve)
United States Grand Prix (Austin)
Mexican Grand Prix (Cancun)
Venezuelan Grand Prix (Isla Margarita)
Argentine Grand Prix (Potrero de los Funes)
Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
Of course this is a calendar with thirty races on it … the current twenty, plus the announced races in Rome and Austin, Russia because Bernie wants it, Venezuela because Hugo Chavez has shown interest in it, Argentina because the fans want it (but fans have proven to be very stupid), France and Austria because we need to go back, Mallorca because I’d like to see a Race of Champions-style knockout race, Egypt because I think Formula 1 needs to visit Africa as much as it needs Russia, an Mexico to make it a round thirty.