COVID-19 could affect more races this year.

[izzy]

Let's use Paul richard in different configurations. From the short circuit to the current one and the old school one in which is still available

yes and it's miles from anywhere isn't it. Didn't Bernie take down all the grandstands at one point even? Plus it has sprinklers even. They could do 20 races there afaic, if it means doing races, safely. Tho if it was me i might start at Silverstone, do 3-4 races and then drive to Paul Ricard, do a few more and then drive to Germany or something like that and then head south to finish

[Just_a_fan]

If they can get the season underway by Hungary (that's August so surely we'll be over the hump in just about every affected country), it would make more sense to run two races at each of the remaining tracks. That would give a full season of results with half the travelling, and all at circuits that are due to be run anyway so have the infrastructure planning in place ready to roll. It also means that we'd have 3 continents covered and so all of the necessary numbers for the season to count under the rules (minimum of 8 races covering at least 3 continents, I think).

O f course, if they can start by Hungary then there are enough single races to meet the numbers, so that would still be ok from a rules perspective.

[izzy]

If they can get the season underway by Hungary (that's August so surely we'll be over the hump in just about every affected country), it would make more sense to run two races at each of the remaining tracks. That would give a full season of results with half the travelling, and all at circuits that are due to be run anyway so have the infrastructure planning in place ready to roll. It also means that we'd have 3 continents covered and so all of the necessary numbers for the season to count under the rules (minimum of 8 races covering at least 3 continents, I think).

O f course, if they can start by Hungary then there are enough single races to meet the numbers, so that would still be ok from a rules perspective.

yes it depends if they can fly doesn't it, perhaps they can with charter as Ross said. Do the rules specify continents?

i think Liberty will want 15 races at least anyway, to get all the money out of Sky. But personally i'm not seeing crowds being possible this year so if that's right it depends which circuits will do a deal, too. If Liberty are actually paying that might bring Nurb or Hock into it or both

[Big Tea]

If they can get the season underway by Hungary (that's August so surely we'll be over the hump in just about every affected country), it would make more sense to run two races at each of the remaining tracks. That would give a full season of results with half the travelling, and all at circuits that are due to be run anyway so have the infrastructure planning in place ready to roll. It also means that we'd have 3 continents covered and so all of the necessary numbers for the season to count under the rules (minimum of 8 races covering at least 3 continents, I think).

O f course, if they can start by Hungary then there are enough single races to meet the numbers, so that would still be ok from a rules perspective.

yes it depends if they can fly doesn't it, perhaps they can with charter as Ross said. Do the rules specify continents?

i think Liberty will want 15 races at least anyway, to get all the money out of Sky. But personally i'm not seeing crowds being possible this year so if that's right it depends which circuits will do a deal, too. If Liberty are actually paying that might bring Nurb or Hock into it or both

Antartica is a continent, and not many people there. F1 Snow tyres??

[3jawchuck]

Antartica is a continent, and not many people there. F1 Snow tyres??

No trees to run into either, so perhaps able to go a bit faster than they do in this video:

[Just_a_fan]

If they can get the season underway by Hungary (that's August so surely we'll be over the hump in just about every affected country), it would make more sense to run two races at each of the remaining tracks. That would give a full season of results with half the travelling, and all at circuits that are due to be run anyway so have the infrastructure planning in place ready to roll. It also means that we'd have 3 continents covered and so all of the necessary numbers for the season to count under the rules (minimum of 8 races covering at least 3 continents, I think).

O f course, if they can start by Hungary then there are enough single races to meet the numbers, so that would still be ok from a rules perspective.

yes it depends if they can fly doesn't it, perhaps they can with charter as Ross said. Do the rules specify continents?

i think Liberty will want 15 races at least anyway, to get all the money out of Sky. But personally i'm not seeing crowds being possible this year so if that's right it depends which circuits will do a deal, too. If Liberty are actually paying that might bring Nurb or Hock into it or both

I don't understand the need to go Germany when it's not on this year's calendar. The circuits that have races on the calendar should be used. If some of them result in wet races etc., then so be it.

[izzy]

Antartica is a continent, and not many people there. F1 Snow tyres??

i'd watch that

[izzy]

I don't understand the need to go Germany when it's not on this year's calendar. The circuits that have races on the calendar should be used. If some of them result in wet races etc., then so be it.

it's not a need but why does this year's original calendar matter? we probably can't have any street races anyway

[Just_a_fan]

I don't understand the need to go Germany when it's not on this year's calendar. The circuits that have races on the calendar should be used. If some of them result in wet races etc., then so be it.

it's not a need but why does this year's original calendar matter? we probably can't have any street races anyway

Those circuits that can hold races should be first on the list - they have, after all, stumped up for the "privilege" of hosting a race this year which none of the German circuits managed to do. The calendar circuits will also have started on the processes of putting on a race. If, when all of the others have had their chance, then maybe allow others to step in. And why just Germany? I reckon Turkey would be great with these cars. The infamous T8 would be quite something with the current downforce levels. It used to give good races too, unlike some others.

[izzy]

Those circuits that can hold races should be first on the list - they have, after all, stumped up for the "privilege" of hosting a race this year which none of the German circuits managed to do. The calendar circuits will also have started on the processes of putting on a race. If, when all of the others have had their chance, then maybe allow others to step in. And why just Germany? I reckon Turkey would be great with these cars. The infamous T8 would be quite something with the current downforce levels. It used to give good races too, unlike some others.

oh i see, well i'm assuming that nobody's done any circuit preparation at this point, the street circuits that'd need to have started like Monaco have just been cancelled

Turkey would be great, T8 as you say, awesome, i was just thinking of a driving route, and also Germany has been such a presence in F1 it's a shame they don't have a race

[Jambier]

So in France president just said no public event until mid-July at least

So no Paul Ricard race in June I assume. Maybe SPA will be start of season!

[AngusF1]

Australia and New Zealand are both showing great prospects of reducing the virus to negligible levels, at best maybe even eradicating it. To illustrate the point, the small city where I'm living in America right now has more confirmed cases than most Australian states!

The likelihood of Aus or NZ letting anyone in from overseas, let alone a whole circus of one thousand Europeans from severely infested countries is pretty slim, but I present a solution:

Phillip Island!

The whole circus could be sent over there, quarantined and supplied with all the food, fuel and tyres they need to race every day to their heart's content for the rest of the year. If they find the track is too narrow to be interesting they could chop the wings off the cars and see how they like it then.

Sources:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavir ... australia/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavir ... w-zealand/

[Just_a_fan]

Phillip Island!

Now that would be a "pole takes the win" paradise with no overtaking prospects at all. Not because it's a bad track - it's because the layout with almost all long sweeping corners would mean the cars couldn't get close enough to fight each other. It would be dull to point of welcoming death as a release.

[Fulcrum]

If we do get racing this year, expect more wet races.

[Big Tea]

Australia and New Zealand are both showing great prospects of reducing the virus to negligible levels, at best maybe even eradicating it. To illustrate the point, the small city where I'm living in America right now has more confirmed cases than most Australian states!

The likelihood of Aus or NZ letting anyone in from overseas, let alone a whole circus of one thousand Europeans from severely infested countries is pretty slim, but I present a solution:

Phillip Island!

The whole circus could be sent over there, quarantined and supplied with all the food, fuel and tyres they need to race every day to their heart's content for the rest of the year. If they find the track is too narrow to be interesting they could chop the wings off the cars and see how they like it then.

Sources:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavir ... australia/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavir ... w-zealand/

Does Philip Island have an international grade air and sea port?