2009 French GP cancelled

[BKgen®]

I didn't post this earlier because it is hard to kill the French GP no matter how hard Bernie tries. I don't think it is final just yet.

Bingo. Bernie needs to chill out with all the fees to the race organizers. And if he keeps up with the economy the way it's going, i could see f1's schedule cut in half within a few years. not good.


i was wondering why you hadn't posted it up already.

[LordZed]

Any word on where the U.S. GP will return too? Ive only heard rumors that were getting it back...nothing solid

[EJ25RUN]

Any word on where the U.S. GP will return too? Ive only heard rumors that were getting it back...nothing solid

2010.

[LordZed]

Location rumors? Indy like always or are they going back to L.A. or perhaps somewhere else? I say Road Atlanta hehe

[BKgen®]

Location rumors? Indy like always or are they going back to L.A. or perhaps somewhere else? I say Road Atlanta hehe

hahaha, i would piss myself. doubt they'd come here though.

[EJ25RUN]

It is not hard to understand why Indy is the only race track in the U.S.A. that can hold a G.P.

1. It is safe enough
2. Can hold the speed of a modern F1 car (forgetting the final corner incidents)
3. The Pit Lane is up to F1 spec.
4. The site has a small hospital.

Road Atlanta would need to invest around 50 Million Dollars to get upto that level and after all that is done, it will lose most of the track. For instance, the extreme elevation changes over such a short distance will not be good for a modern F1 car and sections like the esses would have to be turned into a boring chicane type section unless the widen the hell out of that portion.

If it were to go back to LA, it would be a street course. Bernie seems to like these races for whatever reason. He wants the next French GP to be run around Paris streets.

Some of the quick things that come to mind for an F1 circuit.

1. Advanced pit complex. ALL F1 races have to be like this and all the professional circuits in Europe are like this. (THERE IS NO WALL TO JUMP OVER and the garage faces the track)



Next is massive run off area that is either gravel or more tarmac.

[dazn]

bernie likes street races because it equates to more money in his pocket hahaha.

if f1 comes back to the US and its not at Indy, it will definitely be a street race. there is no other in the US that I know of that will even be close to F1 standard.
like ej25 said, for road atlanta to be even considered, the amount of money would be so stupid, that you might as well build a whole new track, your pretty much gonna do it anyways.

to be honest, i would love to see a F1 street course in the US. maybe long beach, or back to Watkins Glen but a new course(Ive been to the original F1 street course there and it is crazy that people races on these roads. it would be impossible to race modern F1 cars there). or preferably something bourdais has done, would love to see him get a podium at least befor he leaves F1. Vegas would be cool too.