Soldato
Austin track layout unveiled (for 2012 season)
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Cant wait for Grosjean and Maldonado to go screaming uphill into that first corner.
Soldato
I'm really looking forward to seeing F1 on this circuit
I can see cars being launched into the safety barriers in front of the grandstands, awesome!
Soldato
Does anyone know if there will be any races on the track before the GP?
If not then I can see the tyre wear being mad, just like Korea's first outing. It is not like there will even be GP2 or GP3 there to lay some extra rubber.
If not then I can see the tyre wear being mad, just like Korea's first outing. It is not like there will even be GP2 or GP3 there to lay some extra rubber.
Caporegime
im suprised it isnt a giant oval if its in the u.s,they dont like bends
Soldato
Pretty sure that the F1 event will be the first race weekend to be held there. Obviously there'll be some testing and PR events, but nothing like a GP weekend to get some rubber laid down.
im suprised it isnt a giant oval if its in the u.s,they dont like bends
Watkins Glen. Sears Point Raceway. Laguna Seca. Sebring. Road America. Mid-Ohio. Virginia International. Baltimore Street Circuit. Long Beach. Portland. Lime Rock Park. Road Atlanta. Miller Park. Barber Motorsports Park.
Try again.
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Actually, I'm mildly disappointed in myself for only coming up with fourteen tracks that turn left as well as right. I suppose if I start naming all the street circuits, and ovals with infield addons I'll be here all day though....
im suprised it isnt a giant oval if its in the u.s,they dont like bends
Haha. I was gonna say beware, JRS will be here in a sec, but he's already here
America has some great tracks. I'm not convinced COTA is going to be one of them though...
Caporegime
well you know how easily amused the yanks are,f1 and america just dont mix
Caporegime
Why hasn't F1 gone to one of these instead of building a new potentially awful new one? Is it simply an issue of safety and none of the tracks wanting to change run-offs and what not? From the experience of the american tracks I have from Forza they're not like the tame tilke designs.
Soldato
Haha. I was gonna say beware, JRS will be here in a sec, but he's already here
Ah, how well you know me dear boy...
They used to be interested. Then it got tedious. Now that things have changed for the better, it might find an audience once again.
ohh yeah those are the indy car tracks lola poor subsitute
Well....no, actually. Yes, the IndyCar guys go to some of those tracks. But there's also the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Championship, the World Touring Cars, and then there's the bikes and stuff like Formula D. Not forgetting, of course, the true pinnacle of motorsport - the 24 Hours of LeMons
Pass. Could be that the circuit owners/promoters wouldn't want to pay the fees, could be a safety thing (which is nuts, given the mildly litigious nature of the USA), could just be that no-one 'in power' has any imagination whatsoever. Take your pick.
Soldato
what about willow springs?
I believe Laguna Seca is only a 'Category 2' circuit which means F1 can't run there. Road America would need wholesale remodelling to introduce proper run off areas which at some corners is easy enough but on others it can't be done for various reasons so that's a no-go. I think the circuit is Longer than Spa too and might even be too long under the current regulations.
The others? Not up to scratch, some by a long way and even with an Indycar produce relatively dull races.
The others? Not up to scratch, some by a long way and even with an Indycar produce relatively dull races.
Soldato
It's a shame as Road America is a great track, but as you said there's some corners which they can't move the barriers back, and having an F1 car doing 200mph with a concrete wall 2 feet away isn't going to get signed off by Charlie Whiting.
I guess you didn't actually watch any of the races this season. Then again, this forum is full of F1 fanboys, so go figure.
This. If some still aren't willing to pay the tiny Indycar sanctioning fee then why would they pay the multi-millions needed for F1?
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I did watch some of the races, most of which were won on fuel strategy rather than which car no driver were the fastest. Some of the courses were single line processions decided by pit and fuel strategy and therefore to the average fan dull in the extreme.