A 25-race F1 season
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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
When is your summer shutdown?
Ooh, thanks! I’ll edit post now.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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?
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.
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.
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.
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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