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29 Jul 2003, 22:04 (Ref:674751) | #1 | ||
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Next year there maybe 19 tracks in the season
with the return Of SPA and the 2 new tracks China and Bahrain Should make for an intresting season with a Possibe 190 points up for graps. |
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29 Jul 2003, 22:09 (Ref:674758) | #2 | ||
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I am pretty sure that the one thing that is certain for next year is that the teams don't want more than 16/17 races. So if we have new circuits (or some others come back) then others on this year's calendar will have to go.
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29 Jul 2003, 22:11 (Ref:674761) | #3 | ||
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Totally agree Adam - I think 17 is the maximum with Silverstone firmly on the hit list at the mo. Isn't there already a problem with Bahrain - they now can't get the money ?
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29 Jul 2003, 22:23 (Ref:674770) | #4 | ||
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I was sure I read Bahrain was'nt going to happen due to lack of government support (and various fundamental differences).
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Don't forget Austria's been canned too, I thought that Bahrain was sorted after government approval was granted?
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29 Jul 2003, 23:38 (Ref:674816) | #6 | ||
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Austria's gone, and either Silverstone, Imola or Nurburgring will be toast too.
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30 Jul 2003, 00:17 (Ref:674826) | #7 | ||
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Austria and Imola are gone.
Sad to see Austria go, but good riddance to Imola. |
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30 Jul 2003, 02:36 (Ref:674868) | #8 | ||
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In the Concorde Agreement, it was said that 17 races per season was the maximum. But maybe they could come with an agreement with the teams
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Nope i think 17 races will be the max.,with Austria and Imola getting the axe
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Has Imola definitely been axed then?
IMO F1 should never have gone back there after 1994, never. |
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30 Jul 2003, 10:39 (Ref:675121) | #13 | ||
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I agree that Imola will be no great loss to F1; a once-great track that was producing reliably boring races (did anyone watch the F3000 there last year? Yawn!). The A-1 Ring is more of a blow, as it did provide interesting races and was oh-so-pretty. But, for all Bernie's talking it up, I'm not sure Spa will make it back on to the calendar. You've got:
Albert Park Interlagos Sepang Shanghai Catalunya Monaco Nurburgring Montreal Magny-Cours Hockenheimring Hungaroring Monza Indianapolis Suzuka for sure, then Silverstone, Bahrain, Buenos Aires, Spa and (potentially) Turkey clamouring to get in. Something has to give, and the teams seem (strangely) adamant that 17 races is the absolute max. |
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17 is certainly the max, but Bernie is permanently trying to force them to accept more. For next year it will not change, I am sure of that.
Last I knew Bahrain had fallen apart, since the somewhat fundamental problems eventually occured. It would be good if this has changed and I am unaware of it. Imola going is no tragedy, thanks to the massacre they placed upon it. Austria was not a desperately interesting track, but its design worked well. It produced the situations most likely to aid over-taking. SPA possibly returning! Wahooo!!!!!! Yeehaadui!! |
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30 Jul 2003, 14:25 (Ref:675346) | #15 | |
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They might as well get rid of Höckenheim too as it's been thoroughly butchered and serves no further purpose.
And Monaco, Hungoraring (replacing it with Brno) and Indianapolis (replaced by either Road America or Long Beach) |
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Its about time Monte Carlo went
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30 Jul 2003, 18:42 (Ref:675593) | #17 | ||
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Nah no way that they can get rid of Monte Carlo
it,s an great track Get Rid off Hungury or Austria |
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30 Jul 2003, 18:46 (Ref:675601) | #18 | |
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Austria has already been dealt with, Monaco should go too but that's highly unlikely because the royal brat's and their slow-slow circuit means big bucks for the teams.
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Albert Park: Good track, pretty good racing, should stay
Interlagos: Always a spectacle and the only place ive ever heard the fans cheering drowning out the sound of the cars! Sepang: Hmmm, its alright I guess, better when it rains! Shanghai: Lets see Catalunya: Dull, dull, dull! Ditch it! Monaco: A classic that HAS to stay, hugely challenging, f1 must NEVER leave! Nurburgring: Cack rehash of a fantastic circuit, not worthy of the name. Ditch Montreal: Good circuit in a nice setting, good racing usually, though the end this year was a little follow my leader Magny-Cours: Oh god no, this is awful! Hockenheimring: *cries* Another botched remake, should be destroyed! Hungaroring: See catalunya, dull, should go Monza: Another which has to stay, though will someone please sort out those chicanes! And return the lesmos to their former glory! Other than that fine! Its different! Indianapolis: hmmm nice idea, needs some work Suzuka: Brilliant challenging circuit that we need to keep, one of the good old school F1 tracks. Of those in doubt: Spa: Brilliant track that is what f1 should be about, how they could have ditched it is beyond me Bahrain: Again wait and see.....but it is a Tilke track *shudders* Silverstone: produces goos racing and has a sense of tradition Those gone: Imola: F1 shouldnt have returned after 94, used to be a fantastic challenging track, now its quite frankly a piece of Austria: Nice circuit that sometimes produced some good racing, but lets face it, it aint no Ostereichring. |
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Silverstone ( should stay ) Imola ( Erm ) Hungury ( **** and boring races ) |
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BTW just noticed a typo in my previous post.
Unfortunately Silverstone doesn't hold goose racing.... yet, although things may change should the GP be dropped. The geese await the outcome with excitement! |
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Bernie said he was behind Spa coming back, and when the most powerful man in the sport is behind you, miricales can happen! (Max has been unusually quiet on the subject though!) In fact, I think they should have 2 races at Spa next year, to make up for the one we missed this year! Hungaroring....why is this glorified Go-Kart track in F1....oh right, yeah....$$$'s The changes made to it this year won't help, you mark my words! |
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those that should go in my opinion are, imola, catalunya, hungary, mangy-cours, and of course monaco.
there is no way silverstone should go, this years race was awesome, the best race in a very long time so i cannot be axed. |
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Why the hell does everybody want Monaco to go it's a great track and probably one of the best in the world
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Agreed there, quite possibly the hardest challenge in F1, if you need more convincing of how specal that place is watch Sennas onboard qualifying lap from 88....mesmerising and perfection at its best!
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