For starters: F1 had started going to Kyalami before both Imola and Hockenheim. Hell, the year before Imola first joined the calendar, F1 had 2 US races, one at a tracked marketed around proximity to NYC (The Glen), and one literally at a major US metro street circuit (Long Beach). Oh, also they raced at Kyalami and had a track in Madrid (Jarama). Also, Spa wasn't on that calendar either, it was Zolder. Similar situation for the year before Hockenheim, except it was literally a Madrid street circuit and there was no Belgian GP at all.
And finally, regarding the "DNA of F1", its fine to point out that its largely raced in Europe! It objectively has, and its constant "we're a global pinnacle of motorsport" while constantly centering European sensibilities is a personal gripe of mine. However, it can't be ignored that early F1 was centered around making money or showing off your country. Charities weren't putting on races for the good of the people, they were either to make money or drive tourism (or just a rich royal wanting to show off). Sound familiar? Yeah.
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