And here we go, wishlist! Users mentioned no less than 136 different tracks (plus a few fictional ones). There was some confusion over the F1/non-F1 separate questions, as some included former F1 tracks under F1 and others under non-F1. So I organized all the suggestions into a few categories.
Also, some users explicitly asked for historical versions of some tracks. When so, I indicate it like this: "14 votes - Monza (ITA) (6H)", which means that of all 14 votes Monza got, 6 explicitly asked for a historical version, and 8 only said Monza with no mention of year.
23. What are your five most wanted Formula 1 tracks for Grand Prix 4?
24. What are your five most wanted non-F1 tracks for Grand Prix 4? (68 answered)
Current/recent F1 tracks34 votes - Sochi (RUS)
22 votes - Hermanos Rodriguez (MEX)
15 votes - Circuit of the Americas/Austin (USA)
14 votes - Red Bull Ring (AUT) (1H), Monza (ITA) (6H)
10 votes - Nürburgring (GER) (6H)
8 votes - Monaco (MON) (1H), Hockenheim (GER) (6H)
7 votes - Suzuka (JPN) (1H), Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) (3H)
6 votes - Buddh (IND), Interlagos (BRA) (2H)
5 votes - Melbourne (AUS), Yeongam (KOR), Montreal (CAN) (1H)
4 votes - Hungaroring (HUN), Singapore (SIN), Silverstone (GBR) (2H)
3 votes - Abu Dhabi (UAE), Barcelona (ESP), Sakhir (BRN), Shanghai (CHN)
2 votes - Istanbul (TUR), Sepang (MAS)
1 vote - Valencia Street (ESP)
Okay, you want Sochi. We get it.Tracks that have hosted F1 races in the past, and are still active10 votes - Paul Ricard (FRA) (1H)
9 votes - Long Beach (USA) (4H)
8 votes - Mosport (CAN), Brands Hatch (GBR) (1H), Zolder (BEL) (2H)
7 votes - Jarama (ESP)
6 votes - Anderstorp (SWE) (1H), Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) (1H)
5 votes - Adelaide (AUS) (2H), Imola (ITA) (2H), Estoril (POR) (3H)
4 votes - Magny-Cours (FRA), Sebring (USA), Watkins Glen (USA) (1H), Zandvoort (NED) (3H)
3 votes - Le Mans (FRA), Jerez (ESP) (1H), Fuji (JPN) (3H)
2 votes - Buenos Aires (ARG), Mont-Tremblant (CAN), Okayama/Aida (JPN)
1 vote - Boavista (POR), Indianapolis (USA), Kyalami (RSA)
I'm inclined to assume that nearly everybody was thinking about the F1 years when they suggested these tracks.Non-F1 tracks that are still active6 votes - Macau (CHN), Mugello (ITA)
5 votes - Losail (QAT), Sonoma/Sears Point (USA)
4 votes - Bathurst/Mount Panorama (AUS), Laguna Seca (USA), Moscow Raceway (RUS), Potrero de los Funes (ARG)
3 votes - Daytona (USA),
Fiorano (ITA), Lausitzring (GER), Biscaine Bay/Miami (USA), Mid-Ohio (USA), Misano (ITA), Phillip Island (AUS), Portland (USA), Puerto Madero (ARG), Road America (USA), Sachsenring (GER), Slovakia Ring (SVK), Ricardo Tormo/Valencia (ESP)
2 votes - Enna-Pergusa (ITA), Knockhill (GBR), Motegi (JPN), Punta del Este (URU), Road Atlanta (USA), Salzburgring (AUT), St. Petersburg (USA), Termas de Río Hondo (ARG), Exhibition Place/Toronto (CAN)
1 vote - Algarve/Portimão (POR), Assen (NED), Barber (USA), Belle Isle (USA), Bristol (USA), Fontana (USA), Hampton Downs (NZL), Hidden Valley (AUS), Highlands (NZL), Homebush/Sydney (AUS), Isle of Man (GBR), Battersea Park/London (GBR), Magione (ITA), Mallala (AUS), Marrakech (MAR), Milwaukee (USA), Mondello Park (IRL), Monthléry (FRA), Moscow Street (RUS),
Motorland Aragón (ESP), Myachkovo (RUS), Nogaro (FRA), NOLA (USA), NRing (RUS), Pukekohe (NZL), Sandown (AUS), Snetterton (GBR), Sporstland (JPN), Symmons Plains (AUS), Texas (USA), Thruxton (GBR), Tsukuba (JPN), Willow Springs (USA)
Historical or inactive tracks, proposed tracks, and others which I couldn't find any info7 votes - Caesar's Palace/Las Vegas (USA)
6 votes - Montjuïc (ESP)
5 votes - Cleveland (USA)
3 votes - Phoenix Street (USA), Reims-Gueux (FRA)
2 votes - Bremgarten (SUI), Jacarepaguá (BRA), Rouen-Les-Essarts (FRA), Vancouver (CAN)
1 vote - Ain-Diab (MAR), Avus (GER), Brooklands (GBR), Chaika (UKR), Denver Street (USA), Detroit Street (USA), Edmonton (CAN), Fair Park/Dallas (USA), Hamilton (NZL), Miseluk (SRB), Monsanto (POR), Nivelles (BEL), Port Imperial (USA), Walt Disney (USA), Zeltweg (AUT)
Okay, time to comment the results.
First, the current F1 tracks. We will work on Sochi, Austin and Red Bull Ring. Will they be released before the respective races? Unlikely. Right now, we aren't working on any of these but they'll definitely enter our pipeline later in the year. About Mexico, we'll have to wait on more accurate reference, the trackmaps and videos released so far are not enough to work with. Our main focus this year will be on F1 tracks, maybe the ones that got more votes will be prioritized, but that hasn't been decided yet.
Now on tracks outside the F1 calendar. First, we should make it clear that F1virtual will only work with recent circuits. Historical circuits don't really interest us (despite the high interest from the community, which surprised me a little), the workflow for building them is very different from what we currently do due to relative lack of source material and it would be hard for us to keep our quality standards in such tracks. So, no historical circuits from us.
That means two things: one, we will not work on circuits from the final category such as Ceasar's Palace, Montjuïc or Phoenix Street. Two, if we choose to build a circuit that has hosted a F1 race in the past, we will make it as it is currently, not how it was when F1 raced there. For example, let's say if we decided to build Clermont-Ferrand, we would not do the 8-km circuit that F1 raced on in the 60's and 70's, but instead the 3.8-km circuit that is still active nowadays.
I know this sounds ugly to some of you, but we never really intended to shift our focus from modern tracks, we just wanted to know the community's opinion. Hopefully some of our fellow trackmakers will notice the great interest in historical tracks and work on some of the requests that our survey has collected.
Ok, more on our plans for non-F1 tracks. Currently the only one that is in the works is Fiorano. We don't plan on starting new non-F1 tracks this semester. Personally, I always wanted to work on Losail and Sonoma, which got quite high in our non-F1 request list. Macau and Long Beach would be incredible, but we are not sure if we can tackle a street circuit from scratch without blowing our brains up.
Some ovals were also mentioned (Daytona, Bristol, Texas). We did do some tests with ovals in the past which were not very promising, very buggy in fact. I would love to see Daytona Road coming to GP4, but the game wasn't designed with ovals in mind and the behavior is quite complicated in high-banked sections.
I guess that's it for now, there's still the final part of the survey which is suggestions and complaints, I will try to comment some of those, and then it's a wrap.
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