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Can you run 25 races (which I think I is too many) and still maintain the summer break? I'd be doubtful.
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25 races? That's too many. F1 will become mundane.
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25 is also too many for me...then again 20/21 is already too many for me.
mainly for selfish reason, but 25 sundays is too many to give up and i suspect way too many weekends for the teams and personnel as well. actually the only way it still works for me is that time zone differences mean that most races are on at 7am (my time) so its a nice early morning/breakfast routine and the rest of my day is free. more afternoon races in the US will change that but perhaps even more difficult would be the time zone implications for European viewers? |
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At the moment, it appears that Liberty, like BCE before them, are not listening to the paying public.
The recent survey, which was answered by around 170,000 F1 supporters, showed that the respondents overwhelmingly felt that the number of races should be between 19 and 21 a year. And a good percentage of those respondents are the ones going through the turnstiles, and the survey showed that those numbers are decreasing. And they need to be mindful of their TV audiences, as well. Since 2010, TV viewing figures are down by 25%, and over 40% of the respondents to the survey stated that in the years since 2010 they actually watch less F1 than they used to. |
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I'd be happy with 30 rounds but perhaps double header weekends so actually 'only' 15 events....
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Imagine how much people would whinge about the same result happening in both rounds in a double header! You'd have to work on that being unlikely. Which means touring car style stuff and the loss of the sport element.
I'm for 16 races only. Tops. |
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Have to agree. I'd be going down to 16-18 or so. The fan survey showed people really really don't care about Baku, Russia, Bahrain, China, and even Sepang and Hungary. So why bother putting them there. Drop them all, go back to a sensible length calendar.
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19 should be the limit IMHO.
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They only have one double-header now in IndyCar. The last time they had more was in 2014, with three. Even so not one driver won both races. The last driver to win both, was Scott Dixon in 2013, at Toronto. However, IndyCar is more random than F1, so the likelihood of an F1 driver winning both is higher.
I think F1 should steer clear of double-headers, as they could come across as gimmicky. 19 races is a good number. |
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You don't have two football matches, two 100m finals, snooker finals, golf masters, etc..., on one weekend.
Again it is the devaluing point. The expression Grand Prix would no longer be relevant. Perhaps F1 should go that way and we can set up a few real prizes that really matter each year? |
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There's the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games, X Games...
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All circuit championships with pitstops have issues with caution periods, most notably endurance racing.
F! and FIA WEC have introduced virtual safety car. Lucky cars are those that need a pitstop, rather than cars that have just stopped. But the issue remains. |
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Easy way around that is to close pit lane for regular stops. Allow damage repairs or a fixed amount of fuel.
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To make a race credible the best car/driver combinations should be the ones with the chance of winning.Indycar is a game of pit strategy bingo and seeing mediocrity come out on top so regularly has caused me to lose interest.
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