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F1 has had its fair share of losses over the past few years. Michelin, Super Aguri and Michael Schumacher to name but three.

Perhaps one of the most significant commercial losses however, has been the US Grand Prix which fell off the calendar this year after a failure to agree financial terms by F1's head honcho Bernie Ecclestone and Tony George, boss of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the last location to host America's round of the World Championship. Teams have lamented this loss over the past year with the US market providing a lucrative pool of sponsors. Their cries may have been heard.

Pitpass hears that over the past month there has been a flurry of interest in F1 by US real estate firms and banks, particularly those based in the New York area. The notion of a US Grand Prix on the streets of the Big Apple has been mooted many times. In its heyday CART looked at it with its then boss Andrew Craig even going as far as meeting the city's bigwigs such as Donald Trump about making the race happen. Alas it was not to be.

So what chance would F1 stand now, particularly after the tyre fiasco at Indianapolis in 2005? For an answer perhaps we could look to another sporting event which has been in the news quite a bit recently.

New York was one of the bidders in the race to host the 2012 Olympics, which was subsequently won by London. And though the city lost the bid, it committed a great deal of resources to allocating prime real estate in the city on which the main arena for the games would be built. To be precise, a tract of land to the west of Manhattan featuring an old rail-yard was the chosen site. This stands derelict to this day but, who knows, perhaps not for much longer.

probably nothing to the story but New York would be a dream setting for F1 and a purpose built circuit near Manhattan is possible at the site Pitpass reports then thats even better

[KyrosV]

after last weekend, I dont think another street circuit is gonna be any good.







...unless its down my road

[f1maniac95]

Why dont they bring back the circuit west beach I think it was called, people have been telling me that it was a good circuit.

[McLaren Fan]

Laguna Seca would be great. Sadly, because of its pretty poor infrastructure, I can't see it ever working out. New York would be a great venue for Formula One. It's iconic, glamourous, has plenty of wealth (which is enough to persuade Ecclestone). The main thing for is the track and quality of racing. Without a decent track, it doesn't matter how glitzy the venue is.

[7UpJordan]

Why dont they bring back the circuit west beach I think it was called, people have been telling me that it was a good circuit.

Long Beach?

[IceManpjn]

after last weekend, I dont think another street circuit is gonna be any good.

The article didn't sound to me as though it was talking about a street circuit.

"New York was one of the bidders in the race to host the 2012 Olympics, which was subsequently won by London. And though the city lost the bid, it committed a great deal of resources to allocating prime real estate in the city on which the main arena for the games would be built. To be precise, a tract of land to the west of Manhattan featuring an old rail-yard was the chosen site. This stands derelict to this day but, who knows, perhaps not for much longer."

It sounds to me like they're talking about building a circuit from scratch, if this paragraph is indeed talking about the location of a proposed GP.

[Rob-F1]

I remember when there was talks about a grand prix being held at Disneyland Paris... this will end up just like that... non exsistant.

[EwanM]

I remember when there was talks about a grand prix being held at Disneyland Paris... this will end up just like that... non exsistant.

Well that is still on the cards.
I visited Disneyland Paris a couple of weeks ago actually
hahahahah

But yes, It has plenty of surround area for the gp... TGV and metro trains
6 hotels etc etc
Access roads to the theme park are pretty amazing
so you know...

[7UpJordan]

I remember when there was talks about a grand prix being held at Disneyland Paris... this will end up just like that... non exsistant.

Well that is still on the cards.
I visited Disneyland Paris a couple of weeks ago actually
hahahahah

But yes, It has plenty of surround area for the gp... TGV and metro trains
6 hotels etc etc
Access roads to the theme park are pretty amazing
so you know...

So is Mickey Mouse going to wave the chequered flag, or is he going to drop it or end up doing what Pele did a few years back when he was supposed to wave it?

[FerrariFan63]

Laguna Seca would be great. Sadly, because of its pretty poor infrastructure, I can't see it ever working out.

I think it would be frustrating seeing F1 cars at Laguna Seca. I'd guess that they wouldn't be able to follow each other close through the corkscrew, ruining the corner compared to MotoGP.

[Rivelution]

Bring the GP to the West Coast!!! California preferabily

[FerrariFan63]

Bring the GP to the West Coast!!! California preferabily

Then we'd get Martin interviewing Arnie during the gridwalk. Not sure I want to see that.

[texasmr2]

Bring the GP to the West Coast!!! California preferabily

Then we'd get Martin interviewing Arnie during the gridwalk. Not sure I want to see that.

Are the interview's more important to you than the racing? F%$k the interview's and lame commentation this is about racing and nothing more.

[FerrariFan63]

Are the interview's more important to you than the racing? F%$k the interview's and lame commentation this is about racing and nothing more.

I was only joking. Though I do think that some of the interviews they do and the "interest pieces" are unmitigated carp.

[texasmr2]

Are the interview's more important to you than the racing? F%$k the interview's and lame commentation this is about racing and nothing more.

I was only joking. Though I do think that some of the interviews they do and the "interest pieces" are unmitigated carp.

Sorry I missed your sarcasm I do that alot .