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I'm going to be honest, none of the US tracks have been great. Miami's asphalt was too rough, Austin's was a quintessential Hermann Tilke design (read: boring).
by spookie 3y ago
I'm going to be honest, none of the US tracks have been great. Miami's asphalt was too rough, Austin's was a quintessential Hermann Tilke design (read: boring).
Hope Las Vegas is different, otherwise it really isn't a good way to attract that market.
- treprinum 3y agoAustin turn one uphill is pretty cool, I like driving on that track.
- spookie 3y agoOh, I can see that. Don't get me wrong, it must be a blast. But, for F1 cars specifically, it doesn't lend itself to great action.
- h2odragon 3y agoI heard they was gonna run in Nashville, I got my hopes up for some air off the hills and some cars lost down potholes. But of course they prettied up a little bit of the tourist areas and just did that. They wanna punch up the ratings they need to get less formal. GTA the whole thing up. Don't close the streets or warn the civilians.
- toufka 3y agoIndianapolis was too fast and hot that one year, one of the (two) tire manufactures disqualified their tires (and teams). So not even half the field ran the race. The Indy 500 course has a half-mile straightaway which allowed the F1 cars to build up unprecedented speed - all in hot midwestern summer heat. Seems the diligence on local weather is not so good with these folks... [*] "Michelin's tyre mistake sends US Formula One Grand Prix into farce" https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Michelin%27s_tyre_mistake_sends_US_Formula_One_Grand_Prix_into_farce https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Michelin%27s_tyre_mistake_sends...
- spookie 3y agoYeah, that was absurd too.