6 classic F1 street circuit problems

six classic f1 street circuit problems street circuits are f1's marmite you either love them or hate them i'm not a massive fan of them for racing but do very much enjoy watching f1 cars thrash around these circuits in qualifying no matter where you go azerbaijan canada monaco singapore australia there's six problems that always seem to haunt street racing bumps and drains considering that most roads are designed to be good value for money and durable maybe not where i live they aren't exactly the flattest things in the world most regular cars can tank a few small bumps however that's not the case for f1 cars they do not like bumps at all bumps drains and grids plague nearly all the street circuits in formula one in monaco the bump on the left-hand side between casino square and mirabeau is so severe that drivers have to move very aggressively to the right to avoid it baku's debut in 2016 got off to a very bumpy start come on man you can do better than that in the first fp1 session alone 90 of the rear tyres used had been cut by the bolts securing the curbs to the ground later bottas was forced to miss fp3 when he damaged his williams on a loose drain cover and when george russell did the same three years later they had to cancel fb1 entirely it's not just on the track either there can be problems lying underneath it too in 2015 former mclaren technical director tim goss revealed that the teams have to bring electrical shielding and software changes for the cars in singapore because of an electrical interference when the cars drove around the marina bay street circuit near anderson bridge something underground created a problem that if the car was changing gear at the exact moment it could cause them to break rough track surface on most circuits you'd expect smooth clean tarmac to help the tyres grip to the track not on street circuits though as during the year regular cars deposit oil and dirt onto the surface as the cars already suffer from lower grip due to less grippy asphalt being used the excess slip means drivers struggle to get their tyres to bite as much as they'd like this results in longer braking zones slower entries into corners and it being more difficult to get power down on the exits if mother nature comes into play then the white road markings can play havoc usually rain doesn't make these markings slippery for regular cars but given how pirelli tires are tailored to different conditions even the wet weather tyres struggle going across the markings as any drivers who've driven round a wet and bumpy albert park in australia will tell you facilities f1 street circuits lack one important thing room whether that's on track or off track bringing the travelling circus to an already built up area means teams safety equipment and all the people involved have to fit in the spaces already available a lack of runoff area in places like monaco singapore and azerbaijan's castle section means marshals have to red flag the session just so that the recovery vehicles can fit through having less available room has also impacted how the circuits are laid out with the pit lanes being a big cause for concern ahead of the australian grand prix return in 2022 albert park's pit lane is being widened and earlier this year 2016 world champion nico rosberg criticized the location of the baku pit lane next to the 220 miles per hour straight meanwhile in monaco the cramped pit garages proved to be costly for daniel ricardo his devastating pit stop in 2016 which ultimately cost him the win was partly caused by the lack of space with red bull's pit wall upstairs and the garage downstairs there were delays in communicating between the two and left mechanics scrambling around trying to find the tires whilst you're soaking that all in i'd like to tell you about our sponsor for this video atlas vpn atlas vpn allows you to encrypt your data and hide your virtual location there are plenty of people already using it with over 5 million users 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bring f1 to your country you better make sure you have the locals on side f1's decision to move the australian grand prix from adelaide to melbourne in 1996 encountered public opposition with accusations that the government were trying to turn a public park into a private playground and the money used each year would be better spent on a permanent circuit elsewhere outrage over the proposed miami grand prix layout forced organizers to abandon plans to make it a downtown street circuit concerns about traffic disruption caused the plans to be changed so the race would take place solely around the hard rock stadium and its car parks instead of on public roads enough time to build the track racing at a street circuit isn't as simple as turning up a few days before and getting some barriers set up note these events take local officials months to plan and a tight turn around to execute to perfection infrastructure at albert park is put up two months before the australian grand prix and is removed within six weeks of the race having spent the previous nine months planning work on the marina bay circuit in singapore it started four months before but the roads are only completely closed at 3am on the friday of the race weekend meanwhile f1's newest street circuit in jeddah started construction in april and is still unfinished days before the saudi arabian grand prix is due to get underway 37 000 tons of asphalt 600 000 tons of cement and 30 000 square meters of brick have been used to construct the 6.1 kilometer circuit its track is scheduled to be completed before the race weekend even if a few facilities aren't ready in time however the short turnaround could create an issue with the track surface itself the asphalt used needs time to dry and cure and although it can tolerate traffic within 72 hours of it being laid f1 could be left with a fragile track bad for overtaking the biggest sin an f1 track could commit is a lack of opportunities to pass other cars and this year's monaco grand prix was the worst example of it in 78 laps there was only one overtake when mick schumacher passed his hass teammate nikita mazapin on the opening lap thankfully albert park have realized the issues their circuit has with overtaking and while we wait for its return turns 9 and 10 are being removed completely and replaced with a fast flowing run onto lakeside drive turns 1 6 and 15 as they were previously are all being widened and turn 13 will become slower and tighter there you have it a look into some classic f1 street circuit problems what are your thoughts on them would you like to see more or less street circuits let us know in the comment section below [Music] [Music] you

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Published: Tue Nov 30 2021