checo celebrates his first race back in his home country in over a decade by attaching a video of him riding a hoverboard outside the house he inexplicably owns in the houston, texas suburb of the woodlands
Since the FIA has yet again decided to piss off both their fanbase and the entire population of a major US city by building a street track in Chicago, here are some far superior locations they could have gone with. Some of these are pre-existing tracks while others would be brand new.
[DISCLAIMER: This list is all made in good fun. I recognize that mass sporting events are often accompanied by rapid gentrification, slum clearances, and price gouging for the local populations. These are just my own fun little ideas for GPs]
Johannesburg, South Africa (Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit)
Come the fuck on, FIA. Kyalami is RIGHT THERE it's a PRE-EXISTING TRACK and it's one that was beloved by fans!!! F1 is hugely popular in South Africa, so drawing crowds would be a non-issue. Also, the fact that the South African GP was held for like 40 years in apartheid South Africa but only twice democratic South Africa is. Hm. Interesting.
2. Astana, Kazakhstan (No existing track)
I'm honestly surprised that there isn't a GP here already. Kazakhstan is one of the biggest oil and gas exporters in the world, so it wouldn't be hard to draw sponsors. Astana is this wild y2k futuristic planned city covered in monumental architecture right in the middle of the Kazakh steppe. Tons of empty space. Ideal race circuit location IMO + another Asian GP!
3. Yerevan, Armenia (No existing track)
Let's replace Baku with this and stop letting Azerbaijan use their GP as PR while they're carrying out a second Armenian genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh. How would this work logistically? I have no idea. But I think it would be sick regardless. Armenia deserves it.
4. Buenos Aires, Argentina (Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez)
BRING BACK THE ARGENTINE GP, YOU RAT BASTARDS. The fact that North America has 5 (Five!!!!!) GPs while South America only has one is truly astounding. Also, look at this track and tell me that it's not the coolest thing you've ever seen in your life. Bring her back!
5. Lagos, Nigeria (No existing track)
Look me dead in the eyes and tell me that a Lagos GP wouldn't go hard as hell. You can't. It's impossible.
Feel free to add your own GP suggestions because we're all smarter than the clown car that is the FIA!
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