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The physical construction of them. They're designed so that you could land a 747 on them.

I've never heard of any circuit being damaged by cars shifting the tarmac.
 
Some of the old street courses used to be ripped up on the same weekend thanks to support races, such as Phoenix and Detroit in addition to Kylami and H. Rodriguez, but that's more down to the use of old roads, not a modern, properly laid out permanent circuit with the latest materials.
 
prisonermonkeys
The physical construction of them. They're designed so that you could land a 747 on them.

I've never heard of any circuit being damaged by cars shifting the tarmac.
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That's funny. I haven't watched Motogp since it want to BT - but riders alway used to complain about having to brake on tarmac that had ripples in it, they always blamed F1 for it, and it was only on tracks F1 raced at.

http://gpxtra.com/2012/12/11/phillip-island-resurfacing/
 
prisonermonkeys
If the circuit is built properly, that shouldn't be a problem.
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I recall a number of occasions (I'll have to research them to give you times and dates) when circuits have broken up during races. Of course, that implies they're not "built properly"... but it does happen. The worst was in... Las Vegas? That was a temporary topping though,
 
Last year's Bathurst 1000 is an example of what can happen. Was there ever an investigation as to what exactly caused the track to break up at turn 2, though?
 
The cars didn't cause the breaking up by themselves. In order for that kind of damage to happen that quickly, the surface had to have been damaged by something else in advance.
 
Organisers of the Russian Grand Prix want to run the event as a night race from 2017.

Which is odd, because the view of the Caucasus Mountains on one side and the Black Sea on the other was the second-best thing about the race (after the epic Turn 4).
 
prisonermonkeys
Organisers of the Russian Grand Prix want to run the event as a night race from 2017.

Which is odd, because the view of the Caucasus Mountains on one side and the Black Sea on the other was the second-best thing about the race (after the epic Turn 4).
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That would be a strange decision, as you say. Night races are generally preferred by Bernie if they push the race into a lunchtime or teatime slot in mainland Europe. At GMT+3 this clearly wouldn't be the case with Sochi. Strange.
 
TenEightyOne
That would be a strange decision, as you say. Night races are generally preferred by Bernie if they push the race into a lunchtime or teatime slot in mainland Europe. At GMT+3 this clearly wouldn't be the case with Sochi. Strange.
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But it does push it closer to prime time on Sunday evening.
 
I recall hearing about this around the time of the last Grand Prix. Assuming they don't change when the race is taking place, nighttime in Russia in October would be intriguing. It'd be fairy low temperatures, wouldn't it?
 
Oni91
nighttime in Russia in October would be intriguing
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It has been brought forward to April-May for 2016. I can't imagine that it would be pushed back to October. And Sochi itself is pretty warm; it was a popular holiday destination year-round.
 
Next year's schedule could potentially run into December.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120615

April 3 - Australia

April 10 - China

April 24 - Bahrain

May 1 - Russia

May 15 - Spain

May 29 - Monaco

June 12 - Canada

June 26 - Britain

July 3 - Austria

July 17 - Europe (Baku)

July 31 - Germany

August 7 - Hungary

August 28 - Belgium (potentially September 4)

September 4 - Italy (potentially September 11)

September 18 - Singapore (potentially September 25)

October 9 - Japan

October 23 - USA
October 30 - Mexico

November 13 - Brazil

November 27 - Abu Dhabi
December 4/11 - Malaysia
 
GTPorsche
Next year's schedule could potentially run into December.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120615

April 3 - Australia

April 10 - China

April 24 - Bahrain

May 1 - Russia

May 15 - Spain

May 29 - Monaco

June 12 - Canada

June 26 - Britain

July 3 - Austria

July 17 - Europe (Baku)

July 31 - Germany

August 7 - Hungary

August 28 - Belgium (potentially September 4)

September 4 - Italy (potentially September 11)

September 18 - Singapore (potentially September 25)

October 9 - Japan

October 23 - USA
October 30 - Mexico

November 13 - Brazil

November 27 - Abu Dhabi
December 4/11 - Malaysia
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As much as I like that...ew. And with the 3 month shut down that went through after this season is over...it doesn't surprise me that Bernie would use that to his advantage.
 
If Bernie screws Monza over so it drops off the calendar, I'd hope the teams all worked together and went there for a non-championship race whether Bernie likes it or not. I'm not the biggest fan of Monza, but it has to stay.
 
Jimlaad43
If Bernie screws Monza over so it drops off the calendar, I'd hope the teams all worked together and went there for a non-championship race whether Bernie likes it or not. I'm not the biggest fan of Monza, but it has to stay.
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In what, pedal cars? You can't assemble a group of F1 cars that are within three (?) years old without F1's permission... and that would just be the start of the administrative/liability/medical nightmare.
 
Put them into a one make production based race car non-championship race. Would be interesting to see who comes out on top. It's a pipe dream though, as it will never happen.
 
It could work (one make) in the off season like Jan/Feb if you can convince them to come home off their holidays but I doubt you could mid season.
 
TenEightyOne
In what, pedal cars? You can't assemble a group of F1 cars that are within three (?) years old without F1's permission... and that would just be the start of the administrative/liability/medical nightmare.
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F1's permission or FOM's permission?
 
Jimlaad43
If Bernie screws Monza over so it drops off the calendar, I'd hope the teams all worked together and went there for a non-championship race whether Bernie likes it or not. I'm not the biggest fan of Monza, but it has to stay.
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F1 teams gets 52% of what Bernie gets from the country that organize the GP from what the swiss commentators were saying yesterday. Drivers might loves monza but teams dont care, if they can get 52% of 50 millions (price that bakou is rumoured to pay for the GP) instead of 52% of 15 millions (price that Monza can pay) they wont hesitate, trust me.

I do agree that it have to stay but to think that teams cares about it I think it's too utopist.
 
RX-7_FD3S
F1 teams gets 52% of what Bernie gets from the country that organize the GP from what the swiss commentators were saying yesterday. Drivers might loves monza but teams dont care, if they can get 52% of 50 millions (price that bakou is rumoured to pay for the GP) instead of 52% of 15 millions (price that Monza can pay) they wont hesitate, trust me.

I do agree that it have to stay but to think that teams cares about it I think it's too utopist.
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You can bet that Ferrari would care - and they throw a lot of weight.

Say the teams get $2m more each (ballpark figure) for racing at Baku - how much of that would go on the extra it would cost to transport all their gear to that part of the world? Would it really be worthwhile?
 
TheCracker
You can bet that Ferrari would care - and they throw a lot of weight.

Say the teams get $2m more each (ballpark figure) for racing at Baku - how much of that would go on the extra it would cost to transport all their gear to that part of the world? Would it really be worthwhile?
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Bernie pays for transport costs of all the teams
 
Jimlaad43
Bernie pays for transport costs of all the teams
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I thought that was only a limited amount (two cars and 5 tonnes of equipment) and only for countries outside of Europe? (Azerbaijan technically being part of Europe, depending on definition)
 

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