16 March: Australia (Melbourne)
23 March: Malaysia (Sepang)
6 April: China (Shanghai)
13 April: Korea (Korea International Circuit)*
27 April: Bahrain (Sakhir)
11 May: Spain (Barcelona)
25 May: Monaco (Monaco)
8 June: Canada (Montreal)
22 June: Austria (Red Bull Ring)
6 July: Britain (Silverstone)
20 July: Germany (Hockenheim)
27 July: Hungary (Budapest)
24 August: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
7 September: Italy (Monza)
21 September: Singapore (Marina Bay)
5 October: Japan (Suzuka)
19 October: Russia (Sochi)*
26 October: Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
9 November: Mexico (Mexico City)*
16 November: USA (Austin)
30 November: Brazil (Interlagos)
*subject to confirmation
So thoughts.
First off the bat is there is now 21 races on the calender. A record for a F1 season. We lose India (though scheduled to be back in 2015) and gain 3 more races.
No second US Grand Prix. Good thing in my opinion. No country should have two races and another street circuit is not needed in Formula 1. Hopefully the idea gets scrapped altogether.
As expected Russia come into the Formula One calender. A street circuit designed by F1s resident designer Mr. Tilke. Looks to me like it shares the same traits as the S. Korea and Valencia GP track
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Circuit_Sochi.svg
Also we return to Austria for the first time in a decade to the renamed Red Bull Ring (A1 Ring). Strange to have a circuit named after a competing team but Toyota also had links to Fuji and Honda to Suzuka and we still raced there so hopefully people dont start bringing this up.
Where did the Mexico GP come from??? Had no idea that was going back on the calender. From what I gather it will be in the same location as where F1 was before it Mexico though I presume the track will be updated. Hope they keep the long banked last corner and the long straight. Monza-esque bar the banking.
Smaller points to note is Korea moves from the end of the season to the start and no Valencia as the Spanish GP is now rotating between Barcelona and Valencia.
Discuss away
2014 Formula One Calender (Draft)
posted on 5/9/13
"Strange to have a circuit named after a competing team but Toyota also had links to Suzuka..."
Toyota owned Fuji, Suzuka.is owned by a Honda run company called, "Mobilityland"!.
Mexico has been massively updated, the last time I saw racing there, but that was a few years ago, also shortened considerably. the bottom loop, where Bandini rammed Hill to help Ferrari team-mate Surtees win the championship in 1964 now built on, sadly.
There had been talk about it because of Perez but I for one will be surprised if it takes place.
Google Earth co-ordinates...
19°24'12.17"N
99° 5'23.82"W
Calender too crowded, poorly organised and the drift from Europe is not in the best interests, IMO.
posted on 6/9/13
My mistake, had a bit of a memory slip there.
Edited accordingly.
posted on 6/9/13
Looks a crowded calendar, 20 races should be just about right.
We've still got 8 European races out of 20 not a bad deal to be honest
posted on 6/9/13
deffo a crowded calender
posted on 7/9/13
Vettel
Alonso
Massa
Button
posted on 7/9/13
Vettel
Alonso
Massa
Button
That's what happens when you have to sign back in.
Worth it though, just to miss all of ma's "comments"!
"filtered"
posted on 7/9/13
PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE
ha ha -- slithered out from under your stone again to insult me again i see-
you seem to be proud of the fact you are a coward hiding behind a computer screen