Formula 1 2016 Grand Prix Of Europe
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If nothing else, it's a very pretty environment.
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- mustafur
Here is a Video of the Baku track on Rfactor, the track isn't the best but you can get an idea of how fast it will be with an F1 car:
the track is wider then this though and that car had too much downforce to be suitable for the straight but you can see this is a very fast track.
the track is wider then this though and that car had too much downforce to be suitable for the straight but you can see this is a very fast track.
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Yes. This is what I was referring to. The 1983 European GP at Brands Hatch was the first time it was held as a standalone event on the F1 calendar.
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The key difference is that MotoGP riders are vulnerable perched on the back of a bike, whereas Formula One drivers are cocooned in carbon fibre. By your logic, every single track is dangerous because they all have fast sections and corners, and there are walls on the outside of those corners. Besides, Formula One circuits are usually built to a higher safety standard than MotoGP circuits. And besides, Salom's accident could have happened anywhere - he died because the bike was thrown in the air and landed on him.
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Track looks pretty immense, hoping for a good race.
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But Le Mans...
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Looking at that castle wall section, I'm glad Maldonado isn't in F1 anymore. This would have been his golden opportunity to take out the entire field.
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Where is that hahaha
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And it will be Hamilton's fault.
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Macau.
Robin
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I have been an advocate of Macau being added to F1 for years and all the usual comments come out...
"It's way too narrow"
"They only race in Monaco because of the heritage and would never agree to race on a newly added track that tight"
etc...
Well there you go folks, Baku was good enough for the FIA and it is just as windy and tight.
People love to sight that one hairpin in Macau but that can easily be fixed if the track was upgraded in preparation for F1. The track is like 7 lanes wide for 2/3 of the track! Funnily enough Baku is a lot like Macau in layout, it has the wide modern bits and the twisty old city bits.
"It's way too narrow"
"They only race in Monaco because of the heritage and would never agree to race on a newly added track that tight"
etc...
Well there you go folks, Baku was good enough for the FIA and it is just as windy and tight.
People love to sight that one hairpin in Macau but that can easily be fixed if the track was upgraded in preparation for F1. The track is like 7 lanes wide for 2/3 of the track! Funnily enough Baku is a lot like Macau in layout, it has the wide modern bits and the twisty old city bits.
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