But how well will they be received in the Miami
Gardens?
During All of the excitement, as I was busy watching
MotoGP followed by the Season Opening IndyCar race, and then Formula One’s
Imola Nightcap I missed the initial announcement confirming Miami Hosting it’s
inaugural Grand Prix in 2022.
As No race date has been scheduled yet, since next
year’s Formula 1 Calendar is presumably only in it’s planning stages currently,
and very little seems known about the exact racetrack configuration, other than
it will be held on the Hard Rock Stadium Grounds, utilizing the Football
Stadium’s parking lots to create what race promoters are calling a Blank
Canvas.
Apparently a preliminary sketch or rendering
has been “Tweeted,” teasing us with the following: 19 Corners, 5.41km, (3.36
mile) Speeds approaching 320kph and up to 3 DRS Passing Zones.
As the contract is for 10 years beginning in
2022, ironically the year following when America’s only current F1 Venue COTA,
nee circuit Of The Americas initial 10yr contract expires. But Liberty Media,
Err the FIA are trying to continue sounding very Bullish upon the U.S. Market and
expecting to have two United States races beginning in 2022.
Arse-sumedly Defacto F1 Circuit Designer Hermann
tilke will be involved in the Miami “Street Circuit” design, albeit the use of
the parking lots makes me think of another Stateside event known simply as the
Caeser’s Grand Prix in Lost Wages. (Las Vegas)
And when I think of COTA and Herr Tilke, I
cannot help but get a smirk upon my face hearing Promoter Extraordinaire Tavo
Hellmund calling him “Tilkie!” As Tavo was a Founding member of COTA and responsible
for bringing Formula 1 back to North America, thanks in part to his long association
with El Supremo Uncle Bernaughty’, aka Bernard Charles Ecclestone.
Meanwhile, McLaren F1 Team Boss Zackery Brown who seems to enjoy stirring the pot, has thrown out a bit ‘O muckery by floating the idea of COTA and Mother Speedway (IMS) holding the second U.S. Grand Prix on a rotating schedule, a la what Germany’s Nurburgring and Hockenheimring previously did with the German Grand Prix…
