Avalon as an F1 cicruit? Um, no. No way. Won't happen in any of our life times.
Yes, they could build a fantastic circuit there, as there is heaps of vacant land, but....
- no public transport to move people in/out of the circuit like there is at Albert Park.
- aesthetically, totally boring. No buildings, homes, trees, nothing. That area is just paddocks. Yes, there is Port Philip Bay, and Geelong, but compared to the great shots of the Melbourne CBD and St.Kilda beaches, the Avalon area looks like a sewerage outlet (and for us Melbournians, we know it almost is the case!) - imagine a strong northerly wind blowing the beautiful smells from the Werribee sewerage farms down across the F1 Paddock. MMMMmmmm, nice
- the cost of building a track and all the required infrastructure would be a HUGE financial blowout - our state government can't even implement a simple public transport ticketing system whilst staying anywhere near close to budget (and 3 yrs later, still not in use....)
I have been to every GP at Albert Park since 1996, and it is a fantastic venue. Public transport is great, atmosphere is great, and the scenery is pleasant. I just can't imagine sending the F1 GP to a windswept open land, tree-less paddock at Avalon to run the Australian GP. If the GP leaves Melbourne, which I think is inevitable, it could go back to Adelaide, or better yet (much better!!!) to show off Australia, send it to the Gold Coast!! As long as Australia keeps a race!
As for the "yellow ribbon brigade" that were screaming and moaning when the GP first came back to Melbourne, well I have asked them before if they think the park looks better since the GP arrived! lol! Before the GP came to Melbourne, the Albert Park area was looking very run down and un-loved. Nowadays, it is a beautiful, well maintained parkland for all of Melbournians to enjoy.