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I’m not as optimistic as I was. When you have a new series, you want ot show it in it’s best light – so that means going to the best tracks with already established races. So Le Mans, Sebring 12 Hours, Petit Le Mans, then add races from UK, Germany, Italy plus Spa. A Japanese round or 2 say Fuji and Suzuka. As the series grows in strength – others can be added.
So what made them go to Bahrain? Where is the history of Endurance racing there? Is there a huge fanbase there?
Also, they’ve gone down the F1 model of guaranteed entries for all races – which stops wildcards or local entries, something which the WRC has brought in as well. It works for F1, but other categories don’t work like that.
And as much as it’s almost blasphemy – a series needs to be about more than 1 race, even if it is the Greatest race.
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