Friday, 28 June 2013

Is it time that F1 moved on?

There is only two Grand Prix on the Formula 1 calendar that have taken place each year, yet even these two Grand Prix, the British and Italian Grand Prix, haven't been raced on the same track each Grand Prix. For example, in 1980, the Italian Grand Prix was held at Imola instead of Monza, and the British Grand Prix has been to Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch. 

A lot of changes have taken place in the life of Formula 1, from the 7 Grand Prix that were held in 1950, Formula 1's first season, to the 20 Grand Prix we saw in 2012. With new tracks popping up everywhere, some tracks will have to give way.

Now if I were Mr. Ecclestone, I would be pushing like crazy to keep races like the British, Italian
With new races popping up all over the world, some Grand
Prix will have to give way, but which ones?
and Belgian Grand Prix, instead of Monaco, Korean and Singapore Grand Prix, even if I wouldn't be making as much money. Since when was Formula 1 about making money instead of racing fast cars? It's just not right. 


Some people might be surprised by the fact I want the Monaco Grand Prix off the calendar, and no it's not because Ferrari haven't won it since 2001, it's just simply not a good track. I'll admit that it shows the courage and bravery of the drivers by seeing them so close to the barriers but why should F1 bother going to a track where the drivers can't show how good they are at overtaking? What we got was one driver bombing down the inside and praying that the other driver didn't turn in on them, yup, I'm on about Pérez.

So basically, if I was Bernie Ecclestone making a quick calendar for 2014 I'd have it look something like this.

  1. Melbourne, Australia.
  2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  3. Catalunya, Spain.
  4. Monza, Italy.
  5. Silverstone, Britain.
  6. Hockenheim, Germany.
  7. Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
  8. Montréal, Canada.
  9. Austin, USA.
  10. São Paulo, Brazil.
  11. Sochi, Russia.
  12. Suzuka, Japan.
If all goes to plan, we could see a Grand Prix in South Wales
in a few years.
Okay, so this is considerably short calendar, but to help fill it out, I would attempt to bring back the likes of the French Grand Prix, or try to get F1 to explode in unexplored lands, such as the Welsh Grand Prix (it could happen in a few years, honest!), or perhaps jet off to countries like Finland (could you imagine a Formula 1 race in the snow?), Venezuela, Mexico, and the Netherlands to give the rest of the F1 grid a home Grand Prix.

Of course, due to the way the world works, my calendar would look a lot different. 

I think it's pretty obvious why F1 travels to some countries - $$$.

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