Why are F1 giving grand prix to countries likely to suffer monsoon downpours?

theres nothing wrong with a bit of rain, but safety cars every race make a mockery of f1?


why do you think none of the commentators brought this up...are they just told to keep their mouths shut?|||Not only the downpours, it is also the sandstorms.





They have the market, the circuit or the huge GP fee, which is quite substantial. Bernie does not care about the races , he cares about a profitable championship, and right now there's a huge potential in Asia and the middle east.





There are many places with more motorsport tradition, but they are unable to meet Ecclestone's demands. The reason behind F1 dropping Silverstone y because they couldn't invest and pay the amounts Bernie wanted. Many European circuits have been dropped because the same reason.





I agree that China has miliions of potential fans, but what about Bahrain and Abu Dhabi or Singapore? They have small populations but a lot of money. The TV audience is also important. This year there are no GP in North America, and only one in South America. There are great places to race there: US, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, but it's not good for tv audience in Europe.|||Well, China has 1 billion potential fans of which 300 million are affluent middle class or above...nice market don't you think?|||It's because they keep changing the schedules around so that when races in Asia are run, tv viewers in Europe don't have to wake up too early to watch the races.|||Ask Bernie Ecclestone.


He negotiates the race calendar each year.





He decided the start time of the Malaysian GP and took a lot of criticism for it.





Only Bernie can answer your question.|||It's because these countries WANT a grand prix and pay huge amounts of money to build world class tracks and facilities.





Despite the fact that the countries have no motorsport history and the atmosphere is probably mediocre at best, they have the money to keep the event going. Unlike France and Canada, by comparison.|||It's all about money - just money.|||all the new non european GPs should be dumped. they are all without exception complete rubbish. china, malaysia, bahrain, etc are all awful. the last 2 races have been a joke. if i'd paid to go i'd demand my money back.|||Haven't you heard, Bernie has a new umbrella business!|||That's exactly what I said to my boyfriend. I don't know much about it but if this time of year is monsoon season then it is really dumb to schedule the Asian GPs for now. When they put the British GP on early in the season a few years ago and it was a complete washout because of the weather, the next year they put it back to it's regular summer slot so I can't understand why they've come up with this schedule. What a crappy start to the Chinese GP - behind a safety car!|||money. simple as that.|||Bernie Ecclestone seems to make all the F1 decisions ~ I feel it's time for Bernie to retire ~ the rain in China was a nightmare ~ I felt sorry for the drivers ~ also it's not as good to watch ~|||Its been a complete shambles in Asia but then they spend the money dont they.The sport is all f...d up with daft rules atc.Cars shouldnt race in these conditions.so then blame the weather again.