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[racechick]

Portimão. Bringing Estoril back is pretty much impossible, so I'd have the new stunning track

The moto GP was from Estoril today. I like that track. But Id go with the osterichring I think, stunning setting.
Agree with above comments about Laguna Secca, it would be stunning to see the cars through the corkscrew.

[Hansy]

Portimão. Bringing Estoril back is pretty much impossible, so I'd have the new stunning track

The moto GP was from Estoril today. I like that track. But Id go with the osterichring I think, stunning setting.
Agree with above comments about Laguna Secca, it would be stunning to see the cars through the corkscrew.

Yes, but it would need to be changed to have F1 again, and there's no money to do that.

[spankyham]

Bernie/FOM are hugely responsible for a lot of what's bad about F1. Circuits really epitomize the problem. There are so many great circuits that would just provide such a great spectacle. I don't begrudge anyone making a quid, but F1 needs to remember that its the fan base that makes it everything. No fans, no TV no F1.

Bernie's logic for selecting new tracks:-

Find someone willing to pay ridiculously high price – ensuring F1 stays out of the reach of it’s true fans

Ignore what facilities the country has to host a GP and even if they have a track ready or suitable

Get rid of an historic successful and popular event to make way for the new event

Ignore the timezone

Panic about the timezone and then force new event to buy lots of lights

Ignore prevailing weather conditions at new venue

Make sure FOM and their cronies get free first class access to the F1 circus, whatever space is needed just take it away from the masses. Leave them in the rain, hot sun, sand whatever – but charge them more.

Panic about there being no F1 track then call Tilke

[Big Azza]

I find it interesting that Bathurst is an option.

Yesterday I got to drive around that circuit.... ok, I was backseat driving as I still don't have my licence. But one day I hope to thrash something around there, even though the speed limit is only 60 kph. They are public roads you know.

I still fail to see how a Fromula One car could race there, but then I've never seen a Formula One car in real life, so I'm not sure what they are capable of. I know there are a couple of corners on the Nurburgring that they have to take differently compared to road cars, and I would think that the same thing would apply to a Formula One car around Bathurst.

I forgot to select A1 ring.

But otherwise my choices were Imola and Adelaide. They are both still fantastic circuits and they don't need to be changed.

[nish2280]

If the European countries had the cash trust me, Bernie would stay there. Unfortunately the Asian circuits are getting a bad reputation because all of them are purpose built for F1, this means they are Tilkedromes.

Asia is at a disadvantage because they do not have that great of a racing legacy, this results in not many legendary tracks that provide the best racing like we see often in Europe.

And i am pretty sure the Asian races will be drawing more crowds than the European ones soon seeing as Asia has the most emerging economies, so people have more money and can spend it at a race weekend.

[Big Azza]

I think Nordschleiffe should have been an option, and I definitely would have voted for that as well. I think the teams should do pre-season testing there.

And why can't the French GP be done in Le Mans at Circuit De La Sarthe with chicanes?

[texasmr2]

Great stuff!