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Post by pnance26 on Sept 16, 2021 13:37:28 GMT -8
Nor Nurburgring... but the idiots at F1 are looking at Korea and "several places in Africa".
If they were interested in saving money, why not go to places that are already built and popular? F1 points to the fact that Zandvoort is sold out for the next three years but ignores the tried and true venues.
Pathetic... and with the news that Haas is in trouble, can they afford to go to just 18 cars?
F1 is dying... slowly but surely, it is being strangled by its own stupidity.
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Post by Joel_W on Sept 21, 2021 5:39:17 GMT -8
Patrick,
The Nurburgring hasn't hosted a F1 event since since the F1 drivers boycotted that track over requested safety conditions after Courage's fatal crash in 1970. The same type of safety measures were requested of Spa which complied, the Nurburgring didn't.
The only reason that the 2020 and 2021 F1 GPs were held at the Nurburgring was due to so many cancelations relating to the Covid Pandemic, and they were more then willing to help fill the schedule gaps.
For the most part, the F1 calendar is designed to showcase F1 as a world wide championship, not a regional or continental one. No country is supposed to host more then one event, but naturally Italy found a way of hosting 2 events with one being the GP of Europe. The proposed 2nd US GP official explanation also has to do with the pandemic. From past experience even a single US GP isn't a certainty past the contractual agreement at this point.
South Korea represents not only another Asian market, but has a huge auto industrial base that has begun to get involved in racing on a world wide scale.
Hockenheimring was the site of the German F1 GP. The track was also asked to make major safety improvements in 1970 which they eventual did to a major extent. However in Germany, whether or not there's a German F1 race is decided by the Government not a local track or racing organization, and they just didn't want to, nor could they rationally afford the tremendous costs associated with the event. So for years there hasn't been a German F1 GP.
As for F1 slowly dying from it's own stupidity, that's simply not the case. It's even more popular including here in the USA then ever before
joel
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Post by arcticwolf on Sept 21, 2021 14:30:17 GMT -8
A small correction, the old Nurbergring was used up to 1976 (Lauda's famous crash). The GP moved to Hochenhiem, then alternated between a modified Hochenhiem and the "new" Nurbergring circuit. My understanding is that the event never makes a profit, so nobody is willing to promote it - and F1 isn't interested in lowering it's fees for anyone.
So no German GP, which is a shame.
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Post by Joel_W on Sept 21, 2021 15:07:33 GMT -8
Paul,
Thanks for the corrections, it's much appreciated.
joel
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