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I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

[Antonov]

The (only) pre-season test will take place in Bahrain (12-14 March) - two weeks prior to the Grand Prix.

Probably a welcome delay for many teams.

[Everso Biggyballies]

I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

Agree with you on that.

[Antonov]

I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

Agree with you on that.

have them have two races in Australia this year - Adelaide and Melbourne

[Everso Biggyballies]

I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

Agree with you on that.

have them have two races in Australia this year - Adelaide and Melbourne

Where exactly would you hold it in Adelaide? The old F1 street layout is long gone, replaced by the shortened version of the track that Supercars USED to use before the South Australian Govt axed the Supercars race mainly on cost grounds in the current climate.. ie there is no current Adelaide street circuit.
It isnt by any means a given we will have any race in Australia this year... the rest of the world will have to smarten their Covid act up before F1 or anyone gets let in without isolated quarantining . We dont want your nasty European lurgy germs over here thank you very much. Not for the sake of a motor race anyway.

[White six]

I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

Agree with you on that.

have them have two races in Australia this year - Adelaide and Melbourne

Where exactly would you hold it in Adelaide? The old F1 street layout is long gone, replaced by the shortened version of the track that Supercars USED to use before the South Australian Govt axed the Supercars race mainly on cost grounds in the current climate.. ie there is no current Adelaide street circuit.
It isnt by any means a given we will have any race in Australia this year... the rest of the world will have to smarten their Covid act up before F1 or anyone gets let in without isolated quarantining . We dont want your nasty European lurgy germs over here thank you very much. Not for the sake of a motor race anyway.

I'd hold Adelaide in Adelaide. All the streets are still there

[Antonov]

I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

Agree with you on that.

have them have two races in Australia this year - Adelaide and Melbourne

Where exactly would you hold it in Adelaide? The old F1 street layout is long gone, replaced by the shortened version of the track that Supercars USED to use before the South Australian Govt axed the Supercars race mainly on cost grounds in the current climate.. ie there is no current Adelaide street circuit.

then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

[erwin greven]

Bathurst is by far not suited for that. Or F1 is not suited for Bathurst.

[erwin greven]

By the way, chances are that there will be more races that will be cancelled. Monaco for instance. Or Canada and Baku.

[Michael Ferner]

then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

Minor? Bathurst?? Minor???

[erwin greven]

then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

Minor? Bathurst?? Minor???

Don't take the idea seriously.

If you want a crash fest: Go to Bathurst with F1. Btw: its safety is way too insufficient.

[Everso Biggyballies]

then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

Minor? Bathurst?? Minor???

For @Antonov's benefit Bathurst is by far the most historically famous track in Australia..... Albert Park would probably even be behind Phillip Is;and which as I mentioned held the first AGP back in 1929, and has held the Motorcycle GP annually since the 1990s. Albert Park prior to the recent AGP was only used for a few 'one off races in the fifties for instance to promote the Melbourne Olympics etc. Bathurst also held many AGP's back in the non World Championship days.

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then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

Minor? Bathurst?? Minor???

For @Antonov's benefit Bathurst is by far the most historically famous track in Australia..... Albert Park would probably even be behind Phillip Is;and which as I mentioned held the first AGP back in 1929, and has held the Motorcycle GP annually since the 1990s. Albert Park prior to the recent AGP was only used for a few 'one off races in the fifties for instance to promote the Melbourne Olympics etc. Bathurst also held many AGP's back in the non World Championship days.

Not suitable now for F1 though. What about Phillip Island?

[Everso Biggyballies]

then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

Minor? Bathurst?? Minor???

For @Antonov's benefit Bathurst is by far the most historically famous track in Australia..... Albert Park would probably even be behind Phillip Is;and which as I mentioned held the first AGP back in 1929, and has held the Motorcycle GP annually since the 1990s. Albert Park prior to the recent AGP was only used for a few 'one off races in the fifties for instance to promote the Melbourne Olympics etc. Bathurst also held many AGP's back in the non World Championship days.

Not suitable now for F1 though. What about Phillip Island?

Dont think PI has an FIA grade 1 license needed for F1. (There are only 43 world wide, and Albert Park is the only one is Aus.)

In fact I think PI is only Grade 3 for cars. Sandown is only Grade 3 (ie for "Category II Automobiles with a weight/power ratio of between 2 and 3 kg/hp.)
I guess PI would have Grade 1 certification for Motor Cycle Racing on the basis of the MotoGP Aus round is held there.

I think the only Grade 2 circuit in Aus is the Bend. (Maybe the Gold Coast as a hangover from the CART days I dont know.)
Oh, forgot Sydney Motorsports Park (aka Eastern Creek.) That is Grade 2)

[caneparo]

I think the FIA are trying to get away from Interlagos. It's getting too dangerous there now. Wasn't there suggestion of another circuit being used?

Yeah, but at the moment it is a rainforest and not likely to exist for a couple of years.... and then only if they can appease the local tree huggers into having 700,000 trees chopped down.

I'm not a tree hugger, but I am against further deforestation in South America. Especially just to build a racing circuit when South America already has so many amazing tracks they could fix up and race on instead

Agree with you on that.

have them have two races in Australia this year - Adelaide and Melbourne

Where exactly would you hold it in Adelaide? The old F1 street layout is long gone, replaced by the shortened version of the track that Supercars USED to use before the South Australian Govt axed the Supercars race mainly on cost grounds in the current climate.. ie there is no current Adelaide street circuit.

then have it on one of Australia's minor tracks - say, Bathurst or so.

F1 in bathurst is a big lol. Also adelaide wouldn t meet f1 safety and paddock standards by far

[Antonov]

Not sure about the source credibility (formula1news.co.uk), but February is likely to see the announcement of 3 cancellations: Monaco, Azerbaijan and Canberra.