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[darwin dali]

F1Live:
He revealed that even in Hockenheim's absence, the Nurburgring will seek a new contract, covering the period beginning in 2011, to host Formula One every two years.

"We regard a race every two years as a good compromise between the benefits to the region and what it costs us," Kafitz said.



Wouldn't that be a first? Every two years? Would BE go for this?
Personally, I think this could be a good way to preserve struggling European GPs: alternate some, e.g., Hungary and France, or Spa and Nürburgring, etc. But also alternate Dubai and Bahrain, Singapore and Malaysia, China and India, Moscow and Valencia, and others. That way we could keep more of the traditional tracks alive and BE could still get what he wants (expanding to Asia).
Discuss

[EwanM]

Na alternating GP in each countries is wrong.
It is going to kill the World Rally Championship. Need I say more?

[texasmr2]

If alternating year's between GP's help's in the survival rate of some of our most cherished venue's such as Silverstone I am all for it, atleast based on the main objective. From a financial outlook it could be the saving grace for alot of track's?

[McLaren Fan]

Well, I'd rather have a track that I like on the calendar every other year rather than not having it at all. To me, however, holding certain races biannually is treating the symptoms of the problem rather than what's causing it.

[liquidmetal]

i'm all for it ... especially if it allows some of the best f1 tracks to survive while simultaneously allowing f1 to spread to othere nations ....

[Gert]

No reason not to do it as long as it keeps Bernie's pockets full.

[7UpJordan]

I don't like the idea. It only works well when 2 circuits are trying to host the same GP, it worked alright with Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the 70's and 80's.

[cap-dude]

Variety is the spice of life, so I have no quarrels with switching tracks whatsoever. I just wish that Spa, Monaco & Suzuka be left to host a race every year.

[Kiwi_Chris]

why is it that the interesting Circuits are the ones that tend to dissapear and others (Catalyuna, hungoraring) can stay on even when thew continue to give boring processions that masquered as Formula one Grand Prixs.
If alternating Countrys every year saves some of the tracks from dissapearing alltogether then it has to be a good thing as long as its done properly but given that Bernie is going senile (Medals!!! WTF????) i dont think it will be.

[f1ea]

Well, I'd rather have a track that I like on the calendar every other year rather than not having it at all. To me, however, holding certain races biannually is treating the symptoms of the problem rather than what's causing it.

Yeah I agree (although it is not a terrible idea if it were done to manage an ever expanding calendar) but such 'troubled' events will be fed up of losing bi-anually as well.

What they need to do is figure out the way of making everyone win: the teams (and manufacturers), venues, FOM, fans and sponsors... otherwise F1 becomes unsustainable and will eventually die.

I am not too happy with BE's scheme of taking away races from where the core F1 fan base is and divert it to where governments are willing to subsidize the events. Its ridiculous to have no F1 in Brittain, France, North america or Germany...

[12doorAnglia]

I don't like the idea. It only works well when 2 circuits are trying to host the same GP, it worked alright with Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the 70's and 80's.

it certainly did, and i was there at most of them, if that is an option, and it works its better than nothing. we had better hope that donnington get it right or GP's will be lost to GB and they wo'nt be back anytime soon

[McLaren Fan]

I don't like the idea. It only works well when 2 circuits are trying to host the same GP, it worked alright with Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the 70's and 80's.

it certainly did, and i was there at most of them, if that is an option, and it works its better than nothing. we had better hope that donnington get it right or GP's will be lost to GB and they wo'nt be back anytime soon

The Donington situation is a shambles. In my view, Ecclestone moved it to there because he knew there was only a small chance they could get the funding and then get the work done. He's winner either way: if Donington are (by divine intervention) able to hold a race in 2010, he will be able to claim he saved the British Grand Prix and will get a much fatter wad of cash than what he was getting from Silverstone; if there is no British Grand Prix in 2010, he will merely stick another venue in Asia onto the calendar and get more wads of cash that way.

[EwanM]

I don't like the idea. It only works well when 2 circuits are trying to host the same GP, it worked alright with Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the 70's and 80's.

it certainly did, and i was there at most of them, if that is an option, and it works its better than nothing. we had better hope that donnington get it right or GP's will be lost to GB and they wo'nt be back anytime soon

The Donington situation is a shambles. In my view, Ecclestone moved it to there because he knew there was only a small chance they could get the funding and then get the work done. He's winner either way: if Donington are (by divine intervention) able to hold a race in 2010, he will be able to claim he saved the British Grand Prix and will get a much fatter wad of cash than what he was getting from Silverstone; if there is no British Grand Prix in 2010, he will merely stick another venue in Asia onto the calendar and get more wads of cash that way.

Donnington will happen, im sure of it.
Well merely hoping, but we need to hope.

[Jensonb]

I don't like the idea. It only works well when 2 circuits are trying to host the same GP, it worked alright with Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the 70's and 80's.

it certainly did, and i was there at most of them, if that is an option, and it works its better than nothing. we had better hope that donnington get it right or GP's will be lost to GB and they wo'nt be back anytime soon

The Donington situation is a shambles. In my view, Ecclestone moved it to there because he knew there was only a small chance they could get the funding and then get the work done. He's winner either way: if Donington are (by divine intervention) able to hold a race in 2010, he will be able to claim he saved the British Grand Prix and will get a much fatter wad of cash than what he was getting from Silverstone; if there is no British Grand Prix in 2010, he will merely stick another venue in Asia onto the calendar and get more wads of cash that way.

My thoughts exactly.

:director: What they need to do is figure out the way of making everyone win: the teams (and manufacturers), venues, FOM, fans and sponsors... otherwise F1 becomes unsustainable and will eventually die.

The problem wit that is Bernie & Max. F1's fortunes are almost entirely dictated by a greedy old man and an egotistical loon. As long as the dictatorial leadership persists, F1 can't satisfy all it's stakeholders.