I'm sure running on the original Nurburgring would be way too dangerous in today's world. With today's tracks you may be able to widen a lane, add a runoff, etc. This would be nearly impossible on a 14 mile long track.
If I remember correctly, it's been at least 5 years since I've seen them race in Germany. The races were always boring and 1/2 empty.
Old school tracks like Monza and Spa are excellent. Monaco should have been killed a decade ago
Not sure if the bolded is referencing my post, if it is, I said the F1 circuit, tot the full, original layout. It’s too bad because the GP circuit would produce good racing.
There is also talk that Spa could lose its spot too, since F1 is reaching the limit of races they can put on the calendar. That would be a tragedy, imo. But F1 seems to be in the mindset that CART was in the late 90s/early 2000s. Let’s ditch our classic beloved tracks that create great racing so we can go to a temporary street circuit, that creates ho-hum racing, so we can be in a big glamorous city.
I remember hearing an interview with Carl Haas, of Newman Haas CART team one time talking about Road America. He said he didn’t like the track because there was nowhere to get a good dinner near the track.that is arguably one of the greatest American tracks. It’s in a rural area though, so that is bad.
Spa Francorchamps and Nurburgring are not near major metro areas, that seems to hurt their standing with F1 bosses as well as all new tracks seem to be dead center of a major metro area.
