Tracks you would like to see F1 race at

Tracks you would like to see F1 race at

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johnph

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230 months

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Surfers Paradise - great street track, could easily be floodlit for a GP

Macau - another good street track

Nurburgring Nordschife - a real race track

Le Mans - side by side down mulsanne anyone?

emenel

891 posts

220 months

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Brands Hatch. Just to see how 20 F1 cars deal with Paddock the first time they get there.

And it's only 20 mins away!

guyh

640 posts

212 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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Oulton Park bandit

johnph

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emenel said:
Brands Hatch. Just to see how 20 F1 cars deal with Paddock the first time they get there.

And it's only 20 mins away!


Forgot about that one - i remember seeing champ cars and the btcc there (on the same day) a few years ago, if they can do that, they can do f1

GuyS.

295 posts

216 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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johnph said:


Nurburgring Nordschife - a real race track




Well Nick Heidfeld is driving it in the BMW F1 car on Saturday so maybe Bernie is considering it !



Edited by GuyS. on Monday 23 April 14:24

Eric Mc

122,086 posts

266 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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I wouldn't want modern F1 to TOUCH any of those nominated tracks.

F1 is an all consuming monster which dictates and orders massive changes to every circuit it uses and, when no longer of use to Bernie and his crew, they then abandon the circuit - often leaving it and its owners in a finacially strapped condition.

Look at the situation surrounding the Austrian A1 Ring and Hockenheim.

No, leave the classic circuits alone and let Bernie's mob build brand new bore-adromes in the wilds of the Gobi Desert.

mat205125

17,790 posts

214 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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Might be a bit bumpy for the F1 boys, but I'd like to see the Birmingham Superprix back on the F3 and BTCC calendar.

Only got to go once when I was really young, and it still remains one of the most memorable motorsport experiences ever.

Anyone else remember going along?



andy97

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223 months

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Laguna Seca

excupra

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Isle of Man Mountain Course

c6erb

650 posts

235 months

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Bathurst

jpf

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277 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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LeMans and The Ring are great suggestions European suggestions.

Laguna Seca, Road America are right up there for North America.

Where did F1 race in Argentina way back when...

johnph

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Eric Mc said:
I wouldn't want modern F1 to TOUCH any of those nominated tracks.

F1 is an all consuming monster which dictates and orders massive changes to every circuit it uses and, when no longer of use to Bernie and his crew, they then abandon the circuit - often leaving it and its owners in a finacially strapped condition.

Look at the situation surrounding the Austrian A1 Ring and Hockenheim.

No, leave the classic circuits alone and let Bernie's mob build brand new bore-adromes in the wilds of the Gobi Desert.


True, i certainly would want them to race the tracks in the present form. No changes.

Eric Mc

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F1 raced at Buenos Aires for most years from 1958 until 1981. It then disappeared for a number of years and came back again in the mid 1990s. The venue was the same but the circuit had been truncated. The GP circus left Argentina over money issues with Bernie (as ever).

When people say they would like to see F1 races at these "non-F1" circuits, do they mean the circuits as they currently exist or would they be prepared to see the circuits ammended beyond all recognistion to accomodate the requirements of the modern F1 era?

Jungles

3,587 posts

222 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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Bathurst

Laguna Seca

Road America

Zandvoort

Dijon-Prenois

homer3uk

454 posts

232 months

Monday 23rd April 2007
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Le Mans and leguna seca would be good.
Idealy the full Le Mans circuit and not the Bugatti circuit.
Maybe Bernie could ask those nice people at Top Gear to see if they have a free weekend on they're track, lol.
I also like the idea of the Bham Superprix as an F1 venue. I remember watching that as a child, all good fun.

Graham

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285 months

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Mallory park. with the proviso that all the equipment they are allowed would what they could get in a transit van and the trailer with the car on it.

They would also only be allowed the Driver and a mechanic.

Now that would sort them out....

fastfreddy

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238 months

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Lydden

lazyitus

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guyh said:
Oulton Park bandit


Wouldn't THAT be awesome !

I saw a 2 seat Minardi do 3 laps round there last year. The noise was awesome, particularly as it went out of sight into Druids and beyond. cloud9

trackdemon

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c6erb said:
Bathurst


2nded

Eric Mc

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Of course, once upon a time, Oulton Park DID host a contemporary race for F1 cars - the Gold Cup.

Those were the days.