Spa Returns for 2024

[cosworth151]

Spa has received another one year reprieve for 2024. Plans to replace it with a return to Kyalami have fallen through.

I wouldn't mind seeing Kyalami return, but not if it means losing Spa. It's on of the best circuits on the calendar. Why not ax one of the many craptastic venues that f1 is plagued with.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-pauses-south-african-gp-plans-for-2024/10479404/

[Jericoke]

Why not ax one of the many craptastic venues that f1 is plagued with.

Seriously though, there are more than a season's worth of F1 tracks that belong in F1 (either for money purposes, racing heritage, fan service), F1 needs to seriously looking into rotating races.  Give each region a chance to enjoy the sport, sure, but maybe we only need 2 Middle East races per season, 3 North American etc.

It's not unheard of for certain races to rotate venues.  Canada, Germany, Japan, Britain have all used alternating facilities.  The European Grand Prix was basically an excuse to put an extra race where F1 could make a few extra $$$ based on the whims of fans.

I'd love Spa to be every season, but having it every other year is fine too.  Singapore can swap around with Malaysia.  Montreal/Las Vegas/Austin/Miami/(New Jersey? Laguna Seca?) could certainly find a way to share.

[lkjohnson1950]

If you want to see a truly horrible circuit check YouTube for last week's Detroit GP IndyCar race. The worst excuse for a track I've ever seen.

[Alianora La Canta]

Unfortunately, it turns out venues can't afford to rotate F1 that well. That's why the practice stopped, and it's not like F1's got cheaper since the 1980s.

[Willy]

Spa is my favorite track to watch and I am always happy when it is on. I understand that economics can make it hard for many historic tracks to be able to pony up the outrageous amount that it costs to host an F1 race, but they still need to be allowed to be included.
I would rather watch go-carts run around Spa than F1 cars in Miami or Las Vegas any day.

[Andy B]

I agree Willy.