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  • Possible return of the Portuguese GP

    From Vasco Costa@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 19 00:02:44 2025
    The prime minister here has announced that Portugal will apply for a return
    to the F1 calendar in 2027 at the Portimao track in Algarve. This comes
    after four seasons without a race since the last ones in 2020 and 2021 which were held here due to the pandemic after 24 years without a race.

    This time the government seems to be serious about leveraging tourism with
    the event and is ready to pay the fee. There are some question marks, like which race it will replace or whether it will become one of those rotating tracks, nevertheless the deal seems to be more or less secured.

    What do you guys think about the track? Surely it's a nice layout in qualy, quite popular among most of the drivers and fans. That said, the racing
    wasn't stellar with either a too long or too short DRS zone. Maybe with more time to find the ideal compromise and the 2026 rules it could also provide great races...

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  • From Eric@21:1/5 to Vasco Costa on Mon Aug 18 19:20:11 2025
    On 2025-08-18 5:02pm, Vasco Costa wrote:

    What do you guys think about the track? Surely it's a nice layout in qualy, quite popular among most of the drivers and fans. That said, the racing wasn't stellar with either a too long or too short DRS zone. Maybe with more time to find the ideal compromise and the 2026 rules it could also provide great races...


    I don't remember too much from the '20 and '21 races, I'll have to go
    back and watch them again. Just from looking at the track layout,
    though, I agree that it looks like it would be a lot of fun to watch qualifying.

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  • From Vasco Costa@21:1/5 to Eric on Tue Aug 19 11:38:42 2025
    Eric <[email protected]> wrote in message news:fjQoQ.3$[email protected]...

    I don't remember too much from the '20 and '21 races, I'll have to go
    back and watch them again. Just from looking at the track layout,
    though, I agree that it looks like it would be a lot of fun to watch qualifying.

    Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of the layout is the high gradient earning it the rollercoaster nickname with many severe ups and downs,
    creating blind corners sometimes. Contrary to Tilke tracks it was designed
    by a random architect that tried to capture the flowing nature of the hilly region where the circuit was built.

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    Vasco Costa

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