F1 2012 calendar announced

frostie500

2012 calendar will be 20 races with Turkey dropped from the schedule. Austin will host the second last race on November 18 with Bahrain still on the schedule as the fourth race.

March 18 Australia
March 25 Malaysia
April 15 China
April 22 Bahrain
May 13 Spain
May 27 Monaco
June 10 Canada
June 24 Europe
July 08 Great Britain
July 22 Germany
July 29 Hungary
September 02 Belgium
September 09 Italy
September 23 Singapore
October 07 Japan
October 14 Korea
October 28 India
November 04 Abu Dhabi
November 18 United States
November 25 Brazil

losthorizon

I still think thats a draft calendar though. Good to see Spa in there, I thought it might be missing next year. Japan is very early in the season. I dont like that at all - a classic track like that should be one of the pivotal GPs in a normal season (this not being a normal season - its a cake walk).

Daniel S

Why do we even need Hockenheim, Nurburgring is way better.

amacachi

losthorizon wrote: »

I still think thats a draft calendar though. Good to see Spa in there, I thought it might be missing next year. Japan is very early in the season. I dont like that at all - a classic track like that should be one of the pivotal GPs in a normal season (this not being a normal season - its a cake walk).

Still time for change but it was voted on and agreed to yesterday according to ceefax.

thegoth

Just booked Canada :-)

losthorizon

Still cant see Bahrain happening. There was more trouble there during the week. A 14 year old boy was killed by the security forces when he was hit by a gas cannister shot by the security forces. I cant imagine someone like Mark Webber going if there was still unfair and unjust practices going on next April. Would be a bit disapponted in him if he did.


I reckon Turkey will be announced as a replacement for it in the next few months.

thegoth

Alot of people behind the scenes think that Turkey will take place next year either for Bahrain or for the Spanish GP as the track there needs updating and they are having alot of trouble with crowd numbers this year with two races about 100 miles apart and only 6 weeks apart

amacachi

5 week gap in the middle?

Grim.

amacachi wrote: »

5 week gap in the middle?

Olympics

Dravokivich

losthorizon wrote: »

I still think thats a draft calendar though. Good to see Spa in there, I thought it might be missing next year. Japan is very early in the season. I dont like that at all - a classic track like that should be one of the pivotal GPs in a normal season (this not being a normal season - its a cake walk).

October is early?

amacachi

Dravokivich wrote: »

October is early?

5 races after it is pretty early.

Ghost Train

7 times where there will only be a week between races, tight enough schedule, would have liked to see an earlier start to the season.

Turkey instead of Bahrain would be nice

amacachi

Getting rid of the coupla 3 week gaps would help as well.

G-Money

Monaco for me. Been putting off going myself for the last couple of years, will most likely book the flights soon.