The latitude and longitude of F1

It has been observed on more than one occasion over the years that Bernie Ecclestone could save everyone in Formula One a lot of time and money by the simple expedient of holding each Grand Prix in the same location, and merely changing the scenery every couple of weeks.

There has, of course, also been a trend in recent years for the centre of gravity of the championship calendar to become increasing Oriental. Thus, if one were to hold each Grand Prix in the same location, where would be the most appropriate place in which to hold it? Probably not somewhere in Europe. To be scientific about this issue, then, let us propose instead that we take the average latitude and longitude of all the race tracks on the 2010 Formula One calendar.

Assuming that the British Grand Prix will be held at Silverstone, the 2010 calendar consists of the following geographical locations:

Race	Latitude	Longitude
Bahrain	26.0325	50.510556
Australia	-37.849722	144.968333
Malaysia	2.760556	101.7375
China	31.338889	121.219722
Spain	41.57	2.261111
Monaco	43.734722	7.420556
Turkey	40.951667	29.405
Canada	45.505833	-73.526667
Europe	39.458889	-0.331667
Britain	52.071	-1.016
Germany	49.327778	8.565833
Hungary	47.578889	19.248611
Belgium	50.437222	5.971389
Italy	45.620556	9.289444
Singapore	1.291403	103.864147
Japan	34.843056	136.540556
S. Korea	34.733333	126.416667
Abu Dhabi	24.467222	54.603056
Brazil	-23.703611	-46.699722

The average latitude and longitude of the 2010 Formula 1 calendar is therefore 28.95632537, 42.12886447. These coordinates transpire to be a desert region in Saudi Arabia called Al Haiyaniya, (pictured in the satellite image above).

The perfect location, then, for the entire championship.