And where on the calendar does this even fit? Same problem with South Africa. There aren’t any spots left on the calendar. If anything, I’d be in favour of cutting the non-European races just to reduce wear on drivers, and increase the series’s sustainability, environmentally speaking.
And where on the calendar does this even fit?
In place of any race that brings Liberty less money than this one could?
Money really is the root of all evil
I heard they also want to introduce a new month: Auguary
I’d love to say this is a great joke, but it wouldn’t shock me if Formula One leadership are delusional enough to think they can do this.
Haven’t there been discussions about moving to a rotation calendar? Ie. One year at this track, next year at another?
Edit- thinking of these rumors https://f1i.com/news/501312-f1-calendar-likely-to-shift-towards-race-rotation-from-2026.html
In this scenario, the number of races remains fixed but they’d only see some tracks every 2 years.
I know that was floated for Francorchamps when the previous contract was ending as a compromise for paying less. Liberty acts like robbers in their negotiations: pay up or lose your spot.
Iirc the average amount to organize an F1 grand prix was around 40 million dollars. Any organization paying less is at risk, basically.
Edit: here it is broken down with a list of how much each venue pays (from 2 years ago, but it gives a good idea): https://formulapedia.com/cost-to-host-f1-race/
The rumors article calls out 5 tracks with expiring 2025 contracts likely to enter rotation: Imola, Monaco, Spa, Zandvoort and Monza. And your finances article seems to support your theory regarding these tracks. And we know liberty won’t touch a US race, that’s been their main expansion goal.
I don’t think it’s far fetched to see monza or spa rotate with these new tracks in discussion.
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TBF, something like Imola could be replaced. I don’t think Imola has had good racing. Or maybe Miami.
