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It's a pretty dull layout to be fair, and the huge tarmac run-off areas mean there's not much penalty to pushing track limits or just bailing out of corners (I know the blue/red strips are abrasive and likely to cause tyre damage, but I don't recall seeing much of that in previous races there.
And while existing courses like Monaco, Spain & Hungary are also a bit of a snooze-fest, they've been around for a good few decades so are more likely to get a bit of a pass. But adding a 'new' track to the calendar and it being a dull track is more likely to generate criticism (see Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Russia).
I realise we've not seen any actual laps from Saudi Arabia, but a narrow, high-speed track lined with barriers is likely just going to be a longer Monaco.
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I realise we've not seen any actual laps from Saudi Arabia, but a narrow, high-speed track lined with barriers is likely just going to be a longer Monaco.
Yeah it’s a strange looking track for modern F1 cars. No doubt they had the best brains money can buy designing it, so we’ll see.
Wait, belay the above. My gf just pointed out it’s a street race and they’ll probably build a track in the future.
Eseman
Everyone seems to be hating the French GP, but for a newbie like me it looks really cool with the blue and red lines