Comments on: Formula 2 drops Zandvoort and adds Qatar on 28-race calendar for 2024 | Formula 2

By: melanos

melanos — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:01:38 +0000

In reply to melanos. At least I hope they keep it for F1. For many years to come

By: melanos

melanos — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 17:53:43 +0000

Bummer I really like Zandvoort, it has character. Nowhere else you can ride such banked turns, high-speed in spite of short radiuses and with alternate routes. Not even in the long ago gelded Peraltada (Banked) which lost the right to its name about 2002

By: Coventry Climax

Coventry Climax — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:41:58 +0000

In the revenues article, it says F1 paid 7 million to get Las Vegas up and running for this year.
Makes me wonder how much more than Zandvoort Qatar paid, and into who's pockets the money goes. Straight to Vegas?

By: Jere

Jere — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:35:20 +0000

Weird that F2 rather travels to a single faraway location than all European ones, although they at least added Qatar alongside the other three Middle East locations.

By: Miane

Miane — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:51:05 +0000

In reply to Streydt. I think Qatar will pay the bill like Australia.

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:25:12 +0000

The only good thing I can see here is that it somewhat bridges the gap between the finale in Abu Dhabi and the rest of the season that finished almost 3 months prior. But like Abu Dhabi, this circuit is buying its way into the calendar at the expense of better circuits that are cheaper for the teams to participate in. Very unimpressed with the way F2 is making itself prohibitively expensive at every turn.

By: Phil Norman

Phil Norman — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:54:28 +0000

In reply to Bullfrog. That's quite interesting you know. F3 only goes to one Middle-eastern venue in Bahrain. A bit like F1 used to many years ago. No others in the middle-east, although there are less rounds of course. I can only imagine that Qatar must be paying F2 a lot to host the extra race there.

By: Bullfrog

Bullfrog — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:35:11 +0000

Look at the current World Champion's record in F2... that calendar's a load of soft-power testicles. Why isn't there a round in Sochi? At least F3 has the right idea, packing it in after Monza.

By: Streydt

Streydt — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:21:10 +0000

“For next year, we will race in Qatar, which is a very exciting new venue,” Michel said

Looking at the balance of his bank account. What a nonsense. Having another event outside of Europe is adding to the costs for the teams, they can try and dress it up nicely but indirectly they they are making the sport even less affordable for drivers with no or small backing. But who needs talent when you can have a field full of pay drivers. Not that it matters much on soulless tracks like Qatar.