[Lyikmcmb]

What do you think of that?

I think it would be fantastic to see/watch the Formula One cars on oval circuits. I bet you'll always see a lot of overtakes. It would be a new experience for the drivers and constructors of course.

I mean we have in Europe some oval tracks, EuroSpeedway (Germany) and Rockingham (England), which was used by the IndyCar Series in 2001 and 2003.

[johnuioyer]

well... i think it would be... yeah it wouldnt work.

[sherrferris]

I'd love to see it - but it won't happen, mainly because the cars aren't designed to cope with oval-style crashes. Mind you, the way they're chucking in the surprises at the moment, who's to say the FIA won't revisit their mid-1993 proposals of oval races, some of 500 miles? It wouldn't be the daftest thing they've done this week...

[bypeTeenehalT]

formula 1-on oval? Erm, just my opinion, but no thanks. isnt that what IndyCar is for?

[flienianO]

I'd love to see it - but it won't happen, mainly because the cars aren't designed to cope with oval-style crashes. Mind you, the way they're chucking in the surprises at the moment, who's to say the FIA won't revisit their mid-1993 proposals of oval races, some of 500 miles? It wouldn't be the daftest thing they've done this week...

Sadly I think we're more likely to see 50 mile races than 500 mile.

F1 cars aren't built for ovals. Ovals are dangerous enough in the IRL, where the cars are built to withstand those sorts of accidents. But anyway, due to all the different constructors the field would be very spread out, with less scope for driver mistakes there'd be little racing.

[CathBraunn]

Actually i wouldn`t mind seeing two or three such events each year - it would add a bit of variety! Too many modern-style F1 circuits are too much alike IMO and what F1 needs circuit-wise is variety!
Mind you, like has already been said, i wouldnt fancy crashing at a high speed oval in an F1 car!

[johnuioyer]

people say they find F1 boring, a procession, not enough overtaking ect ect. i think F1 on ovals is the last thing F1 would need to make it more exciting.

i'd rather see an F1 race were they all have to tow a caravan!

[radikal]

Never mind the crashing itself - the tyres, transmission, etc aren't designed for it. You'd get that USGP over & over until they spent a metric crapton of cash on oval-specific cars, engines & tyres.

[Ikrleprl]

people say they find F1 boring, a procession, not enough overtaking ect ect. i think F1 on ovals is the last thing F1 would need to make it more exciting.

i'd rather see an F1 race were they all have to tow a caravan!

To win the F1 world championship, the driver should be the best at everyting.
Normal Racetracks.
Street tracks
Ovals
Airport tracks.
And maybe a Caravan Race.
And what about a mixed surface race, like rallycross.

[Anatolii]

S****

[JEWELMARGY]

Current ovals are boring and featureless.

If they built an oval that had run-offs instead of walls and nearly no banking, then it might be interesting to watch.

Maybe a hairpin on one end and a parabolica-like sweeper at the other.

Pie in the sky anyway - nobody will be building new ovals for a while.

[cypedembeda]

I'd rather f1 kept off ovals.

[AnneseeKels]

F1 cars on an oval would be terrible...

...for a start they'd tear up the cricket pitch

[BurdenRobert]

F1 cars on an oval would be terrible...

...for a start they'd tear up the cricket pitch

He he he. Would be funny if the cricketers were playing in the middle. Sixes could prove problematic for Lewis and co...

I like the idea of a more unique 'oval with tight corners or one tight and one fast.

I'd love F1 to compete on a 'Norisring-style' circuit; short, tight but fast in places. Shorter lap times and less corners would lead to good racing IMO.

[CamVideoQl]

Never mind the crashing itself - the tyres, transmission, etc aren't designed for it. You'd get that USGP over & over until they spent a metric crapton of cash on oval-specific cars, engines & tyres.

Why would they need money to be spent on tyres? Bridgestone already have the technology

[55Beaphable]

I'm glad someone brought this up (even though I suggested the same thing last September), because it brings me to an interesting fact I discovered about the FIA.

There's a very strict grading system in place for road courses, but there is no grading in place for ovals. They just give a pass or fail grade to the cars that wish to race on them. Fomula One cars have stricter crash test requirements than IndyCars, but IndyCars are the ones racing on ovals. Things like this lead me to believe the FIA focuses too much on F1.

[cindygirl]

I would like to see Le Mans cars run the Milwaukee mile as well. Then we can watch Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal play Ping Pong.

[seatlyled]

What do you think of that?

Sucks dude

[kathy]

Sounds awful! Oval track racing is boring as it is! Having said that, I expect the FIA will have ovals for the 2010 season...

[mirex]

Oval racing has its place - in the USA, with NASCAR. Nowhere else. However, racing on proper circuits built in the infield of ovals, that's cool.