“Try North Korea, no traffic there” – Fans fume as F1 snubs Yeongam, picks yet another street circuit for the South Korean GP
The Korean GP went on from 2010 to 2013, and then was surprisingly removed from the F1 calendar.
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The Korean GP, held for the first time in 2010 at the Korea International Circuit, Yeongam, was cancelled in 2013. The major Asian race had contract issues right from the start when the Grand Prix management said they were dissatisfied with the contract they had drawn up with the Formula 1 franchise. There were some talks of reviving the race in 2015, and then in 2016, but those plans could never be brought into action.
Now, with the FIA and the Liberty Media targeting to spread the word about F1 all around the world, they have take taken interest in Korea again. But the South Korean GP which is being planned, will not take place at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam. Rather, it might be yet another street race as the authorities are looking to organize the Grand Prix in Seoul, or, if the crowded streets of the capital are found to be unfeasible, then they will organize the race in Busan–the second largest city of South Korea.
In one of his blog posts, F1 writer Joe Saward broke the news that talks about a revival of the South Korean GP as a street race are underway. As soon as this news reached Twitter, angry fans started complaining against Stefano Domenicali for the recent upsurge in inclusion of street circuits in the F1 calendar. Many viewers believe F1 has become tedious due to the lack of overtaking in the narrow street circuits.
Fans remind Stefano Domenicali there is an F1-standard racing circuit in Yeongam for the Korean GP
Formula 1 is all about the thrill and adrenaline rush that the fans feel whenever the drivers perform a crazy maneuver and overtake a few cars. But, in recent times, the lack of overtaking has made the races quite boring for some to watch. And the reasons are mainly the reduction in DRS zones and the FIA and F1 going for more street races that are so narrow that overtaking is impossible. So, fans have implored the authorities to include more traditional racing circuits than street races.
Here is what they have said in response to the news that F1 might return to South Korea but for a street race–
In other news, Lewis Hamilton was approached to comment on the possibility that a South African GP might happen soon in the future. In response, he said he will always support F1 expanding into Africa, but he has also said he loves the old F1 races more than the newer ones being introduced in the recent years.
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