• Russia returning to F1?

    From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Jul 8 12:48:03 2026
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    well Olympics letting them back (back not Eurovision)

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  • From a425couple@a425couple@hotmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Jul 21 10:07:41 2026
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    On 7/8/26 03:48, Nomen Nescio wrote:
    well Olympics letting them back (back not Eurovision)
    Hmmm.......
    Well, how much pity do we give the poor investors who
    believed the con-men and sunk their money in the track for the
    Crimean Grand Prix (for Moto GP - or other).
    (The small track is visible on Google Maps satellite view.)

    from https://www.gpone.com/en/2024/12/31/motogp/failed-motogp-race-track-projects-from-circuit-of-wales-to-kymi-ring.html#:~:text=The%20Crimea%20Circuit%20was%20eventually,infrastructure%20worthy%20of%20a%20GP.

    Failed MotoGP race track projects, from Circuit of Wales to Kymi Ring
    Many MotoGP race track projects in the recent past were never realized. Balatonring, Goiania, Chile, Brasilia, Bulgaria, Wales, Pelambang, Kymi
    Ring ... many plans for new MotoGP venues have failed.

    snip

    Dorna has been acting as a marketer of commercial GP rights since 1992
    and, during these 33 years, they've added numerous new GP tracks to the
    racing calendar. But some serious flops among race track projects also
    exist.

    snip

    However, in the past ten years, several plans for new MotoGP venues have failed. Managers at Dorna were often too trusting. They were sometimes
    duped by shady race track builders and dubious promoters.
    Often, even renowned politicians were involved, making some illustrious promises before elections and, then, they were no longer in office a few months later.

    snip

    The plans for the GP made by the managers of the Crimea Circuit on the
    Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, didn't go much differently. The Crimea Circuit was eventually completed, the Gresini
    Moto2 team advertised it, but the money from the questionable investors wasn|4t enough to set up an infrastructure worthy of a GP.

    go to citation for more of the story, including failure of
    F1 Indian GP.






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  • From J Kramer@nospams@nospam.net to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sat Jul 18 15:46:16 2026
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    Nomen Nescio wrote:

    well Olympics letting them back (back not Eurovision)



    Not enough men left in Russia. They were all killed in the war.
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