After seeing the war between the different states of India to take a slice of the F1 pie and the arguments and the counter arguments regarding the practicality and the financial sustainability of setting up a F1 track in India, doesn't a street circuit make a more viable solution?
Factors which favour with a street circuit:- A part of the infrastructure is readily available.
- It doesn't remain useless for the remaining year unlike a proper race track.
- Use of high quality material, automatically improves public road conditions of the area.
- For a layman, an F1 race on a street circuit feels more "realistic" and less like a "PC game".
- Help in the overall development of the area surrrounding it, if created in an urban/semi-urban setup instead of developing a proper F1 track somewhere in a barren area.
- Can provide a boost in rapid development of upcoming metros like Navi Mumbai (where a new int'l airport is proposed),Noiida, Pune.
- Increase in tourism, irrespective of whether there is a F1 race because it will automatically turn into a landmark.
- And many more....(Dear Bhpians, feel free to add).
Factors which go against a street circuit:- Increase in air/sound pollution.
- Safety and security concerns.
- Will lead to big traffic snarls on already congested roads during racedays.
- How will facilities be provided to fans on racedays.
- Speeds are considerably lower in street circuits and many times races here tend to be boring because of very few overtaking moves done by drivers in such tracks.
- And many more....
What do you think?