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It’s the not the first circuit too either. Remember the huge run offs at the Valencia street circuit?
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Valencia and Sochi certainly. Also, the area around the pits at Singapore is purpose-built. They've also managed to do quite a bit around Baku, even if it is decidedly a truer out-and-out street circuit than those first two.
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i suppose construction costs are significantly cheaper in Vietnam so why not i guess. expect a 'western nations cant afford nice things anymore' rant from me at a later time. have to say i like that they do not go through the stadium. in Mexico this is a very cool spectator feature and all but it loses something on TV imo. the focus switches to full grandstand (which just reinforces how odd this is now days/expect a 'races need to be cheaper' rant from me at a later time) so one example of it may be enough for me. |
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Others may have more flexibility on funds, plus want the GP event as a status symbol so as to elevate their status on the world stage ("Look! We are one of you!") With that being said, it looks like Vietnam is building this as part of a larger multi-use complex (which is the best thing to do). Sort of like I think they tried at Sochi and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve????? Richard |
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for auto racing...there was a time where it would host a few different series each year but now its down to 1 or 2 although i think it just may only be F1 now. could be wrong on that though. built in 67 and re purposed as a race track in the late 70. its getting some much needed upgrades but its pretty old now.
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It was completely different back in 1972. There were fewer races per season, 12 championship, with much bigger gaps between races and 6 non-championship, that had a much reduced FI field, as many of these races included F5000. The season schedule was nothing like it is today. By 1972 the Tasman Series was for F5000 only.
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purely personal/selfish reason here...
but its the golden age of TV and i am already constrained by both time and health in regards to how much TV i can and should actually watch. for me, less races would make the season more interesting and would make my family happier. well i am assuming spending more time with me would make them happier... |
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It’s ok, loads of people watch a lot. Certainly you should watch what you can. But certainly we could afford to lose a few races. Certainly everyone can find away around this
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It’s good to do. Quali is rarely shown. But it’s good we still have some coverage. Lucky those who can watch it live. I just we keep a limit on the number of races on the calendar
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It’s a shame the coverage has gone downhill. We need it back to how it was. I just wish we had the Beeb covering it again. And let’s keep the races capped at 20
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It's good to watch and quali can be something interesting, but Q3 is the best. It's always down to the wire with that
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Liberty has claimed a target of 25 races, so they add races in dubious countries without losing the classic racetracks.
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