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With regards to a sprint race, will the drivers/teams be racing their F1 cars, because the problem I see with a sprint race on Saturday is, what happens if there's a multiple car incident, for example at the start? Depending on how bad the damage is, the mechanics are going to have their work cut out repairing the cars for Sunday's GP.
In the event of accidents during a race weekend, teams already have to bring extra front wings etc., an additional race will mean they'll have to bring more spares, which will the cost teams as they are the ones that manufacture them. To add to that, a multiple car incident will lead to a full course yellow, for a number of laps, reducing further what will already be a reduced lap race. If the sprint race is done with Renault Clios, then there's no problem except for potential driver injury. |
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Well you make some good points there, car breakage would be an issue. I think what they are doing at the moment is brainstorming ideas which is a good thing isn't it ... Basic ideas like wider cars, wider tyres, more engine noise, more down force Less driver aids .. make the cars ruder ... Let's have more fun...Keep all the classic tracks and make it more affordable for the promoters..Make the whole kit and caboodle a more fan friendly experience.. Older people are always going to moan and groan no mater what you do, some people it's simply impossible to please |
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Well, a sprint race would likely be a fiasco on a genuinely wet track. Cars gingerly tip toeing around in Sunday-self-preservation mode yet still crashing.
And if they did a reverse grid thing with that, wow, it'd be carnage. |
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Vettel's against Saturday races for traditional reasons.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119840 |
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I really think a 1 hour race on Saturday afternoon based on the grid reversed from qualifying would be a great idea. Points would be based on the top 8 finishers using the pre-2010 points system (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1). Championship contenders would actually have to overtake on track, which is a skill that isn't always tested of champions at present. More importantly, the cars would have to be engineered so they could some through the back rather than engineering a car that's quick in qualifying as we see now.
Purists will naturally have big issues with this. Although, think of the classic races we've had in the past where the quickest drivers are out of position. Imagine having that every weekend. |
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for sure glad Germany is back on there but seriously 21 races???
we have had a year and a half with no legitimate challenger to the top team and unless they open up the regs then we have 10 more races this year and another 21 next year of this??? i get that some engine manus got it horribly wrong but i dont see why we, the viewing public, have to suffer through another 31 races of this! p.s. that also another 31 races of me complaining! |
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And you have to ask how many of those races add anything to F1
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Does F1 really need 21 races? I thought 17 was a good number, enough races to keep drivers and teams busy and fans interested and a GP was something to look forward to.
21 just seems like overkill, a sausage machine, turning out boring races on featureless tracks, in countries with no motorsports heritage and who will never develop any grass roots motorsport. Rant over. |
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13 Jul 2015, 19:11 (Ref:3558293) | #1039 | |
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More races = More money for F1/FOM.
As a fan I think it somewhat dilutes the overall product by having so many. Each race becomes somewhat less special and it also lessens the impact of each on the season (from a points perspective) as well. Richard |
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I will say... that some new races are not bad. I have seen some of the simulations for the Mexican GP and that stadium section looks bonkers! I can't wait to watch that race and I think it would be a great race to watch in person.
They should focus on quality of the product and worry less about "more is better" Richard |
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14 Jul 2015, 02:47 (Ref:3558377) | #1042 | |
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I was thinking, and I realized the Yas race is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. That naming is important. Abu Dhabi, not United Arab Emirates. By that reasoning, the union of the UAE is not that of a nation as far as F1 is concerned given their current hosting policy. This means Dubai could host a race (if not for Bahrain's contract), which I would like.
But this causes a precedent which could be viewed to mean that other federations (such as Russia, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Belgium) could have different rounds in different states/provinces/divisions despite the (usually) standing one race per nation per year policy. |
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one race per country is not a rule.
New Jersey (USA) is looking (dreaming) about getting on the calander with Austin, Spain had two for a number of seasons, as did Germany before they started to alternate years, and in Japan one of my favorite (looking) tracks of all time was Aida International which in 95? was even held back to back with Suzuka. im sure there are a few more examples as well. |
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14 Jul 2015, 23:10 (Ref:3558641) | #1044 | |
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Of course, who can forget the infamous Luxembourg GP!
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Port Imperial is a pipe dream. Excluding Valencia, they tend to stick with one race/country nowadays. As comedic as the San Marino, Luxembourg, and all the directions on the compass U.S. races were, they just aren't happening anymore.
I seem to remember the USGP organizers got penalized somehow for the sheer number of rounds that were being crammed onto the calendar in the U.S. |
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I thought next year's GP at Baku was a done deal but apparently not, as the venue waits for circuit approval from the FIA.
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isn't this the approval that generally happens much later on in the build process, or is there more than one homologation stage?
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Erm, how long before the inaugural Korean GP was the Yeongam circuit approved???!!!
Baku is going ahead. Surely the most likely prevention would be if Azerbaijan politically implodes... |
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