Albon up to 4th, Antonelli 5th, Hulkenburg 7th. Both Ferraris could have been ahead of all of them with some better pit wall calls. Their strategists really are a disaster.
Sometimes youth isn't all it's cracked up to be. Mind you two old codgers binned it too!
Lawson was very disappointing, Max must insist on weak team mates as a condition of signing, otherwise I can't see why RB didn't put a driver in who can earn some decent points like Albon or Gasly (who have improved since they last had a chance).
Russell third even though he was barely mentioned in the race.
So now Bangkok on the list...how many circuits are too many!? What with an African GP rumoured too!?
No these will just end up replacing the legacy tracks, already Zandvoort is out after this year... So Bangkok could technically replace that on the Calendar - Madrid will be replacing Catalunya so easy decision there
Spa is going to become a track that is raced at on alternate seasons, include Imola in that (or just get rid of it), and that's another space suddenly free, which could be used for the Rwanda GP.
My biggest complaint is there are just too many Street Circuits now, its getting ridiculous
There are some circuits like Imola which just arent suitable for F1 now, especially if F2 / F3 cant produce good racing, whilst a lot don't have the history of Monaco - But how long is it before we're at risk of losing Silverstone, Interlagos or Suzuka for example?
Silverstone is probably the next big one at threat, as imagine they're desperate to have a London race.
So now Bangkok on the list...how many circuits are too many!? What with an African GP rumoured too!?
No these will just end up replacing the legacy tracks, already Zandvoort is out after this year... So Bangkok could technically replace that on the Calendar - Madrid will be replacing Catalunya so easy decision there
Spa is going to become a track that is raced at on alternate seasons, include Imola in that (or just get rid of it), and that's another space suddenly free, which could be used for the Rwanda GP.
My biggest complaint is there are just too many Street Circuits now, its getting ridiculous
There are some circuits like Imola which just arent suitable for F1 now, especially if F2 / F3 cant produce good racing, whilst a lot don't have the history of Monaco - But how long is it before we're at risk of losing Silverstone, Interlagos or Suzuka for example?
Silverstone is probably the next big one at threat, as imagine they're desperate to have a London race.
We are overdue another daft plan for a London GP street circuit layout that has no actual basis in reality.
So now Bangkok on the list...how many circuits are too many!? What with an African GP rumoured too!?
I think they need to have a pool of 32 or so tracks and rotate them in a 24 race schedule, and not have any of them "safe" so every circuit misses a year every 4 years.
That or 12 of them are locked in and the remaining 12 spots are rotated between the other 20 locations
Silverstone Spa Zandvoort Hockenheim Paul Ricard Portimao Barcelona Madrid Monaco Imola Monza Spielberg Hungaroring Istanbul Baku Qatar Bahrain Abu Dhabi Jeddah Kyalami Beijing Bangkok Singapore Sepang Suzuka Melbourne Sao Paulo Mexico City Las Vegas Austin Miami Montreal
I make that 32, and tbh a couple of them could easily be replaced (a London GP instead of Imola/Paul Ricard for instance)
So now Bangkok on the list...how many circuits are too many!? What with an African GP rumoured too!?
No these will just end up replacing the legacy tracks, already Zandvoort is out after this year... So Bangkok could technically replace that on the Calendar - Madrid will be replacing Catalunya so easy decision there
Spa is going to become a track that is raced at on alternate seasons, include Imola in that (or just get rid of it), and that's another space suddenly free, which could be used for the Rwanda GP.
My biggest complaint is there are just too many Street Circuits now, its getting ridiculous
There are some circuits like Imola which just arent suitable for F1 now, especially if F2 / F3 cant produce good racing, whilst a lot don't have the history of Monaco - But how long is it before we're at risk of losing Silverstone, Interlagos or Suzuka for example?
Silverstone is probably the next big one at threat, as imagine they're desperate to have a London race.
Silverstone signed a new contract just last year to host a GP there until 2034.
Other long term ones not going anywhere for a while.
Melbourne 2037 Bahrain 2036 Qatar 2032 Hungary 2032 Montreal, Spa, Monza, Monaco, Miami 2031 Shanghai, Jeddah/Qiddiya, Sao Paulo, Austria, Abu Dhabi (final race) - 2030 Japan 2029 Singapore 2028
Or do Saudi just present fantasy lands and buildings over and over again and not actually build them?
Yeah construction has started, some Saudi motorsport guy shared images a few months ago. I think the aim is to have it for ready for 2027.
I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually see Qiddiya and Jeddah on the calendar.
Its a shame that Jeddah is, where it is... as its one of my favourite tracks on the Calendar
So will be disappointed if its removed from the Calendar, but be silly (yet unsurprising) to have two Saudi tracks.
As we know, money talks and with the money Saudi would probably pay, it wouldn't surprise me to see one track as the Saudi GP and one track as a 'Middle East' GP.
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Lawson was very disappointing, Max must insist on weak team mates as a condition of signing, otherwise I can't see why RB didn't put a driver in who can earn some decent points like Albon or Gasly (who have improved since they last had a chance).
Russell third even though he was barely mentioned in the race.
Good to see the penalty overturned too.
Huge pressure on Lawson and Doohan already
Spa is going to become a track that is raced at on alternate seasons, include Imola in that (or just get rid of it), and that's another space suddenly free, which could be used for the Rwanda GP.
My biggest complaint is there are just too many Street Circuits now, its getting ridiculous
There are some circuits like Imola which just arent suitable for F1 now, especially if F2 / F3 cant produce good racing, whilst a lot don't have the history of Monaco - But how long is it before we're at risk of losing Silverstone, Interlagos or Suzuka for example?
Silverstone is probably the next big one at threat, as imagine they're desperate to have a London race.
We are overdue another daft plan for a London GP street circuit layout that has no actual basis in reality.
That or 12 of them are locked in and the remaining 12 spots are rotated between the other 20 locations
Silverstone
Spa
Zandvoort
Hockenheim
Paul Ricard
Portimao
Barcelona
Madrid
Monaco
Imola
Monza
Spielberg
Hungaroring
Istanbul
Baku
Qatar
Bahrain
Abu Dhabi
Jeddah
Kyalami
Beijing
Bangkok
Singapore
Sepang
Suzuka
Melbourne
Sao Paulo
Mexico City
Las Vegas
Austin
Miami
Montreal
I make that 32, and tbh a couple of them could easily be replaced (a London GP instead of Imola/Paul Ricard for instance)
Other long term ones not going anywhere for a while.
Melbourne 2037
Bahrain 2036
Qatar 2032
Hungary 2032
Montreal, Spa, Monza, Monaco, Miami 2031
Shanghai, Jeddah/Qiddiya, Sao Paulo, Austria, Abu Dhabi (final race) - 2030
Japan 2029
Singapore 2028
Or do Saudi just present fantasy lands and buildings over and over again and not actually build them?
I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually see Qiddiya and Jeddah on the calendar.
So will be disappointed if its removed from the Calendar, but be silly (yet unsurprising) to have two Saudi tracks.