F1 calendar

[Harrison]

One track I'd love to see on the calendar is Laguna Seca in the USA, but the walls are quite close to the track and therefore it's probably not considered safe enough to race on (not much more dangerous than Canada IMO, but that was criticised by some earlier this year for being too dangerous).

That is a great track and they keep saying they need more tracks in the US. Isn't Laguna Seca used in the US Le Mans racing series? That left hand bend over the brow of a hill is quite evil. Isn't it called The Corkscrew?

My only other thoughts is that many emerging markets such as China have recently joined the calendar and having races so far from the UK (the central location for more F1 teams) costs the teams a lot of money to go to. Having more races centred in Europe greatly reduce these costs.

These costs are paid for under the Concorde Agreement. Looking the other way, the championship is the World Championship as opposed to the European Championship and it is often criticised for being too Europe-centric.

What costs does that actually cover? I've heard many times about how much it costs the teams to fly the equipment and support staff out to each location, and the extra technical expenses involved with data communication.

It is true that F1 should be worldwide, but you have to remember that until recently many countries, especially in the Middle East were not interested or financially able to take part until the past couple of years where they are now suddenly seeing F1 as a good way to expand business connections and industry with the rest of the world.