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Well I don't see any excuse for ruining the esses. I know that there's a good deal of essage in Suzuka but we need smoother complexes in F1.
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The esses at Suzuka work because each individual turn is radically different to the others. The esses here are much more straightforward, and so will likely be uninspiring. To my eyes, the changes look like an attempt to create multiple racing lines by making it impractical to hit every apex, and so drivers will be faced with a choice - sacrifice the first apex to get the second right, or nail the first and compromise the second.

What's the deal with Korea anyway? I see that it's a TBA event but what are the circumstances surrounding it?
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It was a surprise addition - even the organisers were taken aback by it. And then it was unceremoniously dumped, which was a surprise to no-one.

It's believed that the FIA were exploiting a loophole in their own regulations to save face a bit. The original rules called for four power units in 2015, unless there were more than twenty Grands Prix, in which case teams would get five. But if there were twenty-one races and one got cancelled, the teams would still get to keep their fifth power unit, so it's believed that the FIA temporarily reinstated Korea to credit the teams an extra power unit without having to repeal a rule.
 
AbsoluteBarstool
Well I don't see any excuse for ruining the esses. I know that there's a good deal of essage in Suzuka but we need smoother complexes in F1. Now I look back at the final corner, I do understand what was done but again, they could just have added a smaller chicane about 50 metres ahead of the thing to regulate entry speeds and leave the corner itself as it is.
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@prisonermonkeys said this after I asked/complained about the esses:
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I think the new esses are an attempt to create multiple racing lines by forcing drivers to sacrifice one apex in order to perfect another.

As for the first half of the lap, it was good in the 1990s, but with downforce levels being what they are today, it would probably be pretty dull.
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Yeah, I remember last year's Bahrain Grand Prix. It was terrible.

There is no secret to "good" circuit design. The key to creating good racing is in car design. It's cheaper, easier and far more likely to be successful than changing a circuit.
 
Ecclestone says on the Nürburgring that "there's nobody there". New owners with no money? I don't know who has taken over.

I actually like the Nürburgring except the dreadful first complex. The Hockenheimring isn't bad. I just hope Germany stays on the calendar, period.
 
About time, now we wont have to worry about monsoons every time the championship rocks up in Malaysia. And for the Australians, less time for the channel 10 presenters to talk about celebrities during their Australian GP coverage!
 
According to the Williams-themed cover of F1 Racing, the magazine is heading to Azerbaijan to investigate the Baku circuit. I'm really curious about that, since I find the idea of a two-kilometre straight fascinating.
 
Going back to Mexico City for a moment, I've been following the saga elsewhere, and it's proving reasonably unpopular. Most people seem to understand why the full Peraltada cannot be used, but it's the new Turn 14 that is cause consternation because of its hook shape. Turn 13 isn't that bad; it looks like the drivers just need a quick jab of the brakes and then flick it through the corner. But the same can't be done for Turn 14 because of the stadium - if the corner was faster, there wouldn't be enough run-off.
 
It looks like we might not have a German GP this year. 👎 Source: grandprix.com

On the same site, Lauda has called the potential cancellation of the race a "disaster". Maybe if Bernie would stop his price-gouging, more fans might actually be able to afford tickets.
 
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Maybe if Bernie would stop his price-gouging, more fans might actually be able to afford tickets.
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Going by reactions to this elsewhere, it seems that the blame lies with the organisers.

And you do know that a large part of the race fee - at least half - goes to the teams, right? It costs them a few million dollars to attend a race. Multiply that by ten, and it gets expensive.
 
Can we get a list of the top 20 nicest countries in the world and then start a new world championship that only visits them?
 
Australia, Malaysia, China, Bahrain, Monaco, the UK, Hungary, Singapore, Japan, Russia, the US, and Abu Dhabi almost certainly would be dropped off by that logic.

Not sure about the others.

But seriously, Qatar is a very dubious place to be visiting and providing legitimacy too. Then again, it's not Uzbekistan or Mauritania or North Korea or Texas or something, so that's a plus on F1's side.

Oh wait.
 
Nice in which way?

From the list of countries by inequality-adjusted HDI, 35% of the host countries are in the top 20.
  1. Australia (.860)
  2. Germany (.846)
  3. Canada (.833)
  4. Austria (.818)
  5. UK (.812)
  6. Belgium (.806)
  7. Japan (.799)

With the same parameters, these are the other countries with recent data hosting an F1 race this year.
  1. Spain (.775)
  2. Italy (.768)
  3. Hungary (.757)
  4. US (.755)
  5. Russia (.667)
  6. Mexico (.583)
  7. Brazil (.542)
The ones without recent data are Malaysia, Singapore, Monaco, China, Bahrain and the UAE (No surprise in the latter 3)
 
The "good country index" has a top 20 of Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Canada, Germany, Austria, Australia, Luxembourg, Iceland, Cyprus, Spain, and Italy.

I would advise against having that as the F1 calendar, even if about half of those countries do belong on it.
 
We blew our chance to host a Grand Prix during the Celtic Tiger. :lol:
 

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