Long Beach - F1 or IndyCar?

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Lots of speculation over the past year or so that this could happen in the not-so-distant future, especially with Liberty's involvement in F1 now, but I never really believed it. I'd figure it'd be way more expensive, much less fan-friendly, and I'm not even sure how the circuit would be upgraded to meet FIA specs in a variety of ways - track length, runoff, barriers, pit lane, paddock space, etc. Sounds like they're starting to take it seriously though although personally I still wouldn't bet on it becoming an F1 event again.

http://www.gazettes.com/news/so-mov...cle_6049e802-2477-11e7-8a21-2fd793b41e64.html



 


Here’s who won the race between Formula 1 and IndyCar in Long Beach
http://www.presstelegram.com/events...e-between-formula-1-and-indycar-in-long-beach

The race isn’t entirely over, though, for Michaelian. The City Council, which will discuss the matter at its Aug. 8 meeting, will not be extending its current contract with the Grand Prix when it expires after the 2018 race. It will, rather, be negotiating a new contract and will surely be seeking some concessions from Michaelian, including quicker setup and tear-down of bleachers, barriers and bridges, as well as maintaining the streets it uses for the race, including track painting and tire marks.

Michaelian, notified of the decision on Tuesday, said he’s looking forward to working with the city. “This is a first but important step in continuing the cooperation we’ve enjoyed with the city for 43 years,” he said.
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I attended the last F1 race at Long Beach. Man again I'm getting old.
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Happy to see that. It's a perfect fit for Indycar, and F1 doesn't need another street course. I'm glad to see that at least one motorsports sanctioning body, and the community it serves, is making good decisions about their future.
 
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