The Official F1 2021 silly season *contains speculation*
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Plotloser said:
Can't see this mentioned elsewhere , China to lose 2022 race due to Covid and to be replaced by Emilia Romagna race at Imola .
Bit odd to cancel it so far in advance. The Chinese are apparently not in any rush to 'get back to normal' and live with this bloody virus.Happy enough to see F1 back at Imola though.
TheDeuce said:
Plotloser said:
Can't see this mentioned elsewhere , China to lose 2022 race due to Covid and to be replaced by Emilia Romagna race at Imola .
Bit odd to cancel it so far in advance. The Chinese are apparently not in any rush to 'get back to normal' and live with this bloody virus.Happy enough to see F1 back at Imola though.
What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Steamer said:
TheDeuce said:
Plotloser said:
Can't see this mentioned elsewhere , China to lose 2022 race due to Covid and to be replaced by Emilia Romagna race at Imola .
Bit odd to cancel it so far in advance. The Chinese are apparently not in any rush to 'get back to normal' and live with this bloody virus.Happy enough to see F1 back at Imola though.
What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
TheDeuce said:
I know, it doesn't make much sense. I guess that per competitor the overall staffing of the winter Olympics is less than a GP, even without spectators. Still, weird to have one but not the other
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
I'm old enough to remember the days when you had to have held non-championship F1 races (remember them?) before you were allowed to host a WC event.Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
TheDeuce said:
I know, it doesn't make much sense. I guess that per competitor the overall staffing of the winter Olympics is less than a GP, even without spectators. Still, weird to have one but not the other
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Their Covid protocols for the Olympics includes a quarantine period for all foreign athletes and staff, and they weren't willing to provide different protocols just to suit F1. Same rules for all, so hosting the race becomes impractical.Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
thegreenhell said:
TheDeuce said:
I know, it doesn't make much sense. I guess that per competitor the overall staffing of the winter Olympics is less than a GP, even without spectators. Still, weird to have one but not the other
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Their Covid protocols for the Olympics includes a quarantine period for all foreign athletes and staff, and they weren't willing to provide different protocols just to suit F1. Same rules for all, so hosting the race becomes impractical.Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Well, kinda... One has to wonder how long they're going to maintain such strict protocols for..
'Record breaking' 23 race season announced for next year: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.23-gran...
Hopefully we get all 23 this time.
Hopefully we get all 23 this time.
TheDeuce said:
thegreenhell said:
TheDeuce said:
I know, it doesn't make much sense. I guess that per competitor the overall staffing of the winter Olympics is less than a GP, even without spectators. Still, weird to have one but not the other
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Their Covid protocols for the Olympics includes a quarantine period for all foreign athletes and staff, and they weren't willing to provide different protocols just to suit F1. Same rules for all, so hosting the race becomes impractical.Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Well, kinda... One has to wonder how long they're going to maintain such strict protocols for..
) but has to be done. For Paul Ricard i had 5 Covid tests and spent half my time filling out online forms for the French and UK governments. For Spa unless i was double jabbed i wasn't getting in the circuit, i had to take a test at the gates and quarantine until the results came in negative, then i had a daily phone call from the Belgium Covid police, final call checked i was back out of the country and had a day 2 test on return. Three sets of online forms for that one too. Penalty for not doing all that was 8 days to 6 months in prison and a €500 fine.
Great fun...........Next stop Goodwood tomorrow then straight to Spain for more nose poking......
jsf said:
TheDeuce said:
thegreenhell said:
TheDeuce said:
I know, it doesn't make much sense. I guess that per competitor the overall staffing of the winter Olympics is less than a GP, even without spectators. Still, weird to have one but not the other
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Their Covid protocols for the Olympics includes a quarantine period for all foreign athletes and staff, and they weren't willing to provide different protocols just to suit F1. Same rules for all, so hosting the race becomes impractical.Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Well, kinda... One has to wonder how long they're going to maintain such strict protocols for..
) but has to be done. For Paul Ricard i had 5 Covid tests and spent half my time filling out online forms for the French and UK governments. For Spa unless i was double jabbed i wasn't getting in the circuit, i had to take a test at the gates and quarantine until the results came in negative, then i had a daily phone call from the Belgium Covid police, final call checked i was back out of the country and had a day 2 test on return. Three sets of online forms for that one too. Penalty for not doing all that was 8 days to 6 months in prison and a €500 fine.
Great fun...........Next stop Goodwood tomorrow then straight to Spain for more nose poking......
Thankfully for most countries/borders the testing requirements are becoming a little less OTT now, although the PLF paperwork remains.. Cases seem to rising mind you, even in well vaccinated countries...
I think this might take another year of faffing about until the public and politicians jointly accept that we really do just have to live with it and cut the red tape.Enjoy Spain, October is a decent month weather-wise for work, still sunny but not too sweaty!
Steamer said:
- They are hosting the Winter Olympics in Feb though.
What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Was it China IIRC that draughted in the military to stuff the grandstands and make it look fuller?What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Weird place.
TheDeuce said:
Steamer said:
TheDeuce said:
Plotloser said:
Can't see this mentioned elsewhere , China to lose 2022 race due to Covid and to be replaced by Emilia Romagna race at Imola .
Bit odd to cancel it so far in advance. The Chinese are apparently not in any rush to 'get back to normal' and live with this bloody virus.Happy enough to see F1 back at Imola though.
What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Looks like China is doing everything to can to prevent the games being in jeopardy.
Leithen said:
TheDeuce said:
Steamer said:
TheDeuce said:
Plotloser said:
Can't see this mentioned elsewhere , China to lose 2022 race due to Covid and to be replaced by Emilia Romagna race at Imola .
Bit odd to cancel it so far in advance. The Chinese are apparently not in any rush to 'get back to normal' and live with this bloody virus.Happy enough to see F1 back at Imola though.
What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Looks like China is doing everything to can to prevent the games being in jeopardy.
I'm a bit surprised the announcement of next year's calendar hasn't prompted a bit more debate on here. It's another crazy long season but also some really great circuits retained - imola in place of China being an obvious one.
Also I would have thought the s
te show that is the Miami car park circuit might have triggered some angst
Also I would have thought the s
te show that is the Miami car park circuit might have triggered some angst TheDeuce said:
Leithen said:
TheDeuce said:
Steamer said:
TheDeuce said:
Plotloser said:
Can't see this mentioned elsewhere , China to lose 2022 race due to Covid and to be replaced by Emilia Romagna race at Imola .
Bit odd to cancel it so far in advance. The Chinese are apparently not in any rush to 'get back to normal' and live with this bloody virus.Happy enough to see F1 back at Imola though.
What was the fan turn out like at the previous races? I seem to remember one Friday when the pollution looked like fog and also remember hearing tickets were being offered half price (might even have been free)
Whatever, no great loss really and a big gain in the form of Imola
Looks like China is doing everything to can to prevent the games being in jeopardy.
Stroll, Perez, Hamilton, Leclerc, Norris, Gasly and Raikkonen have all had it.
That's 1/4 of the drivers from the last two seasons ( 3 of whom have only raced because of one of the regular F1 drivers getting covid) - much more than average.
TheDeuce said:
I'm a bit surprised the announcement of next year's calendar hasn't prompted a bit more debate on here. It's another crazy long season but also some really great circuits retained - imola in place of China being an obvious one.
Also I would have thought the ste show that is the Miami car park circuit might have triggered some angst
Not worth worrying about until next year I think, who knows what the next lurch is likely to be between Covid, Energy and Taiwan tensions. Also I would have thought the s
te show that is the Miami car park circuit might have triggered some angst The new circuits have a habit of not happening too, so no sense starting to think about Miami even if times were normal.
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