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Barcelona has signed a new contract until 2031.
The big news about this however is that it'll be one of just two races on the Iberian peninsula from 2027, with Portimao, Jerez, Valencia and Aragon vying for the other spot.
While this does make me breathe a sigh of relief as a resident of the Sachsenring area idk about dumping so many long-time venues at once.

That is, if all these new races are actually gonna happen.

https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/n...aces-in-spain-and-portugal-in-doubt/10695650/
 
I couldn't really give a rat's where it is run. I aint bothering to attend any circuit. Been to Phillip island a few times but cbfed going again and paying through the nose to be a long way from the track. It is far better on tv imo.
Pick a good circuit and give me more onboard footage is what counts afaic.
 
I've never managed to get the same atmosphere at home as trackside, so hope they'll keep most of the European races.

Sachsenring and Le Mans on my list of tracks to visit, and from a selfish point of view I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll remain on the calendar.
 
I hope Portimao and Jerez will rotate as the second Iberian race. Would hate to lose these tracks completely.
Losing F1 after 26 it's understandable Barcelona tried to salvage the MotoGP date but it's my least favorite Spanish track.
 
Sennas_Caress said:
I've never managed to get the same atmosphere at home as trackside, so hope they'll keep most of the European races.

Sachsenring and Le Mans on my list of tracks to visit, and from a selfish point of view I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll remain on the calendar.
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That is a positive way to look at it.
Yep I've never managed to queue to use a dirty public toilet, tread through the mud to get there, eat shi te luke warm take away food after paying an expensive price, sit on a crappy plastic chair, or brave the wind and rain in my lounge room either. 😁😇
 
It makes sense for world championships to be based in Europe because it's centrally located to the G20 economies. MotoGP is limiting European rounds because they need to branch out to achieve better sanctioning fees, but MotoGP shouldn't need to go anywhere or leave anywhere to earn money. If Europe isn't delivering the goods its because there isn't enough competition in Europe for events.

They need to focus on competition for their product at existing circuits, rather than imagining they can fly away to new purpose built venues. That's barely worked for F1, and it's much bigger and more powerful.
 
Motorsports have a historically twin developments with the US being a North America based championship, and the European being the World championship.

Both MotoGP and F1 even Rally have European roots, while the unique US series of Indy, NASCAR, flat track, never really establishing themselves abroad.
 
Now that F1 and MotoGP are American owned properties, the impact in North America will be huge. NASCAR is a fraction of what it was 20 years ago, INDY car series is barely holding on. The only traditional North American series that is doing well right now is Supercross.
 
warthog1 said:
I couldn't really give a rat's where it is run. I aint bothering to attend any circuit. Been to Phillip island a few times but cbfed going again and paying through the nose to be a long way from the track. It is far better on tv imo.
Pick a good circuit and give me more onboard footage is what counts afaic.
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That's the issue right?
There is nothing like the atmosphere of a live event, especially when you're in the middle of a crowd that's going nuts. Being part of the crowd when Holm knocked Rousey out in Melbourne or when Australia beat Ireland in the 2017 international rules series was amazing and something I will remember for ever.
But it is so much easier to watch it at home, it takes less time, you get a better view, it's cheaper, it's more comfortable, if you need to .... you can pause it and not line up to use disgusting toilets etc.
I won't stop attending live events all together but I have no interest in going to the as often as possible.
 
Hollywood said:
Now that F1 and MotoGP are American owned properties, the impact in North America will be huge. NASCAR is a fraction of what it was 20 years ago, INDY car series is barely holding on. The only traditional North American series that is doing well right now is Supercross.
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Won't F1 and MotoGP be paying tariffs to race in the US?
 
The atmosphere is indeed what makes the event... But some locations do it better then others, its hard to keep people entertained for 3 days, and it requires more then just track activities to keep them coming back next year. I think Liberty has figured this out, you have to make these races destinations that people actually want to visit.
 
Why do you believe that Liberty has enhanced the experience of fans, trackside, in F1?

We've seen street "circuits" being added, while racing purpose venues have been given a smaller part of calendar.

Street circuits are notorious for safety cars, and little wheel to wheel racing.

It also takes away the experience of actually travelling to a venue made for racing, and racing only, giving every attendant a unique weekend.

Just travelling to a city, watching a race and then going to a casino or shopping, is the bland commercialisation of sports that take away that what is special. It's the McDonaldification
 
I agree, but it's what is working for the casual F1 fan since the DTS era. Very, very few of them are as passionate about the sport as die hard fans but it is more a flex for them. They don't want to commit to going to a race circuit for a weekend, but they do want the glamour of sharing to their social media that they are at an F1 race, then when the track action has finished each day they can go shopping, drinking or gambling.
 
Because its the destination that makes the event worth going to for the casual fan. Camping out at a track for 4 days is fun for the hardcore fans, but those casual fans will not enjoy it especially if the weather is ...... all weekend. Look at the 3 locations in the USA for F1 (Miami, Vegas, and Austin) those are all cities that people regularly visit for weekend getaways, they are easy to travel to, and they can entertain a casual fan away from the track all weekend. By contract Indy was a very boring destination when you left the track.
 

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