Category: Race Tracks
Race Track News and Features (F1 related)
In October 1991, Nigel Mansell was on the brink of losing the World Championship having had a comfortable lead and certain victory thrown away by another pit lane drama in the Portugese Grand Prix at Estoril. He lost one of his wheels after what appeared to be a smooth and tidy pitstop and was later given the black flag. The next stop after Portugal was Spain, but this time the venue was not Jerez. The F1 circus was about to visit a brand new purpose built circuit near Barcelona, the Circuit de Catalunya.
Read the full F1 article 'Circuit De Catalunya - The most boring F1 track ever?'(987 words, estimated 3:57 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Friday, July 4, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
After months of speculation about the future of the Australian Grand Prix, officials have announced that they have secured a new deal which will see Melbourne on the F1 calendar until at least 2015.
Read the full F1 article 'Australian GP contract extended'(386 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Thursday, July 3, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
In response to the huge demand for tickets to the Singapore Grand Prix, organisers have increased the spectator capacity around the circuit.
Read the full F1 article 'Singapore GP increases grandstand capacity'(210 words, estimated 50 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Thursday, May 22, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
Is it the end of the road for Silverstone? The renewal date for their new contract has already passed, and according to Ecclestone, negotiations over the contract to host the British Grand Prix have the status of a ‘dead duck’.
Read the full F1 article 'The end of the road for Silverstone?'(322 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Wednesday, May 14, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
Magny-Cours will be hosting the French Grand Prix for the final time this year and Bernie Ecclestone has said that he hopes that Paris will be able to host a new French Grand Prix by 2010.
Read the full F1 article 'Ecclestone: 2008 is the final race at Magny-Cours'(145 words, estimated 35 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Monday, April 14, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
Organisers have announced that tickets for the European Grand Prix in Valencia have sold out. 122,711 tickets were put on sale at the beginning of the month, the last of which were sold last week.
Read the full F1 article 'European Grand Prix tickets sold out'(116 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Thursday, March 20, 2008Filed Under: Race Tracks
The Malaysian F1 Grand Prix is currently held at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC). The track itself is 5.543 km (3.44 miles) long and was designed by renowned German circuit designer Hermann Tilke.
Read the full F1 article 'Malaysia: Sepang International Circuit Preview'(230 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Tuesday, February 26, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
Hans Geist, the former manager of the Austrian and Bahrain Formula 1 circuits has been appointed to oversea the construction of a new F1-standard venue near Moscow in Russia.
Read the full F1 article 'New F1 track in Russia'(96 words, estimated 23 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Monday, February 25, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
The Gilles-Villeneuve circuit in Montreal, Canada, will be having a minor make-over. A government grant has been given to the track to reconstruct the paddock area with work due to be completed before the Canadian Grand Prix in June.
Read the full F1 article 'Gilles-Villeneuve circuit gets a make-over'(216 words, estimated 52 secs reading time)
By Forumula1.net on Wednesday, February 20, 2008Filed Under: F1 News, Race Tracks
Fuji Speedway organisers have vowed to do a better job of hosting this season’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Read the full F1 article 'Fuji Speedway pledges to do better'(221 words, estimated 53 secs reading time)