New Ten Year Deal

[cfol1]

So Monaco has secured a new 10 year deal.

Well at least one of the old circuits will be with us for a while longer !

[Tris]

That is good news I am surprised that none of the details have come out did burnie get the money he wanted?

[cfol1]

That is good news I am surprised that none of the details have come out did burnie get the money he wanted?

No idea, but what does worry me Tris is that they are putting all these new venues in during the next few years, yet no confirmation of increased races, so which ones are we going to lose and you can bet your bottom dollar it wont be the lucrative Far East ones which line his pockets, get no fan attendance and are usually flipping rubbish!

[Tris]

That is good news I am surprised that none of the details have come out did burnie get the money he wanted?

No idea, but what does worry me Tris is that they are putting all these new venues in during the next few years, yet no confirmation of increased races, so which ones are we going to lose and you can bet your bottom dollar it wont be the lucrative Far East ones which line his pockets, get no fan attendance and are usually flipping rubbish!

Didn't they say something about it going up to 20 races not to long ago, I think the rapid expansion is a bad idea the teams are having way to much to adapt to too quickly, what have we got Russia, India, America, South Africa are just off the top of my head what could we lose?

[cfol1]

We could lose Canada again, we could lose one of the Spanish ones, Spa, Hungary the old circuits are the ones in jeopardy, I am actually surprised when I see how many countries are bidding to host a race that Silverstone got such a long deal, I think losing the British and Monaco GPs would have had the fans up in arms, but to be honest, whilst I appreciate that the older ones need some upgrading, they were designed by racers, not by architects whose primary concern is the infrascructure around the track not the track or the race itself.

I read a couple of months ago about a potential heated track in some country, I will dig the magazine out and find out the detail, but come on, how many races can the season sustain???

[Tris]

I don't know to be honest I wonder if track may get contracts which would not give a race every year and I think that would be good for the sport to be honest,

I know their was talk about China been under threat and I agree we could lose a Spanish GP but I do think we are expanding too fast

[Tris]

That is good news I am surprised that none of the details have come out did burnie get the money he wanted?

No idea, but what does worry me Tris is that they are putting all these new venues in during the next few years, yet no confirmation of increased races, so which ones are we going to lose and you can bet your bottom dollar it wont be the lucrative Far East ones which line his pockets, get no fan attendance and are usually flipping rubbish!

Didn't they say something about it going up to 20 races not to long ago, I think the rapid expansion is a bad idea the teams are having way to much to adapt to too quickly, what have we got Russia, India, America, South Africa are just off the top of my head what could we lose?

This was from April

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/f1-set-for-20-race-season-1946995.html

Formula One will have 20 races next season with the addition of the Indian Grand Prix to the calendar, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said today.

Ecclestone had earlier suggested that some races in Europe would lose their places on the schedule to make way for new races.
"We are not dropping anything," he told reporters, adding with a smile: "Get ready for 25."

Although good news for Europe, the unprecedented number of stops - the 19 races this year equals the record - might not be too popular among some teams.

They have already reduced the number of people they take to races as part of the cost-cutting measures and have suggested in the past that more races might mean employing two alternating teams of support staff to reduce the strain on families.

Ecclestone also reiterated that this year's maiden Korean Grand Prix would definitely go ahead despite fears over whether the facility would be ready, and that Formula One would return to China next year.

[cfol1]

So with India making 20, returning to China and the introduction of Korea that's 22 and that doesn't include the new US one et etc etc, can't see it working, the teams are going to be stretched to the limit.

We already have extra races this year with no extension on the amount of engines etc as part of the cost cutting, its going to increase costs not reduce them, the travel and logistics are enormous. What we going to have racing 52 weeks of the year, its not do-able. Not unless they run two squads each team and decide which drivers/personnel do each race.