F1 Fanatic

I’m talking about back here in Australia – the general consensus is that the V8 Supercars had no business being in Abu Dhabi, and while the category is pushing out to embrace new markets, there are other countries that the championship should have gone to first.

F1 has no business in Abu Dhabi either!!

I disagree completely. Abu Dhabi is – and has been for some time – one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. It probably won’t be long before it is considered a major world city, like London, New York and Tokyo, if it isn’t already. I don’t think Formula 1 can afford to overlook the Middle East at all.

The circuit the by far the worst of the bad ones designed in the recent era

That’s not a reason for Formula 1 to have avoided the city in the first place.

with Bahrain has no place on the F1 Calender!!

But the UAE is not in the grip of social upheaval and fighting between the government and civilians, so the comparison is moot.

@araqiel – Monaco was dropped because there are too many support races there.

As for Suranovich, his reaction to the stewards was reportedly because the stewards refused to let him explain himself – not because of his penalty – which they are supposed to do when they investigate any and every incident. Even in cases like the Suranovich-Daly collision, where the blame is clear-cut.

Out of line, yes – but Suranovich didn’t deserve a ban for the stewards refusing to do their jobs properly.