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Rwanda to meet F1 bosses next month to discuss "serious" grand prix bid
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Haven't there been discussions about moving to a rotation calendar? Ie. One year at this track, next year at another?
Edit- thinking of these rumors https://f1i.com/news/501312-f1-calendar-likely-to-shift-towards-race-rotation-from-2026.html
In this scenario, the number of races remains fixed but they'd only see some tracks every 2 years.
I know that was floated for Francorchamps when the previous contract was ending as a compromise for paying less. Liberty acts like robbers in their negotiations: pay up or lose your spot.
Iirc the average amount to organize an F1 grand prix was around 40 million dollars. Any organization paying less is at risk, basically.
Edit: here it is broken down with a list of how much each venue pays (from 2 years ago, but it gives a good idea): https://formulapedia.com/cost-to-host-f1-race/
The rumors article calls out 5 tracks with expiring 2025 contracts likely to enter rotation: Imola, Monaco, Spa, Zandvoort and Monza. And your finances article seems to support your theory regarding these tracks. And we know liberty won't touch a US race, that's been their main expansion goal.
I don't think it's far fetched to see monza or spa rotate with these new tracks in discussion.