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Please keep politics off here...thank you!
I agree. Races should matter because of the event and the track.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
obvious truth, but you forgot 'real racing' as well as historyQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
and a truth lost on those going gagaga over aduya.....
track was crap and they have to rely on gimmicks like the tunnel and a hotel with lights that make it look like some big gonad with a pair of balls in the middle of no where ..... :rolleyes:
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This track is either loved or hated. It is all in the beholder. For a Tilke circuit, it is his best work. Still aint no Spa tho. Give me Silverstone too.....
I disagree it is his best work, the Sepang track is far better and is a real racing circuit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
For me it is the entire concept that is Ass Marina which I find objectionable - I would be as opposed to an f1 track being part of Disneyland.
The track is incidental almost and is part of an entertainment project by the abu dabhi rulers that is part of a massive "new age" kind of scheme.
Glad I wasn't the only one to think that. Justs watched the highlights on red button and the hotel looked like it had "blue balls" lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
Itīs more like a road b*tch house, with all these blue and pink lights on it... An expensive one, of course. It has an interesting shape too! The ultimate place for adult entretainment!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
It is a matter of taste, I rate Yas Marina much higher than Sepang, but calling the place with names is really immature.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
You are entitled to your view.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
My comments are mild compared to what many of the British marshalls that officiated at the event were calling it!!
There are as always two arguments. When F1 first went to Japan people were complaining that the sport was following money rather than going to places with a real motorsports heritage. Who the hell wants to go to some funny track called Suzuka anyway? Don't they make bikes?
Eventually some of these tracks will create their own heritage, in a few years time we'll talk about great races at Sepang or Turkey in the same breath as more traditional tracks.
Tilke's tracks are very F1 specific, giving the drivers, cars and engineers a proper test. Watch MotoGP races on Tilketracks and you'll see how far the tracks are adjusted for F1 needs at the expense of all other forms of motorsports because of the aero capabilities of F1 cars.
I think Turkey of all his tracks is the best, the long fast left hander at the back of the track combined with some sudden changes of height that force the cars to run with a higher rideheight force the teams to make a compromise, one that we the viewer don't see but causes a major setup conundrum for the teams and drivers.
That said, I didn't like Yas Marina and I think it speaks volumes that despite being held in the Middle East the entire timing of the race shows that it wasn't aimed at an Arab audience but directly packaged for a European one. If the locals can't drum up interest for the races whats the long term prospect for these massively expensive races, especially when the novelty wears off (and it will, quickly, with two races a season in close proximity in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi).
During the race the BBC commentators kept making reference to the pricetag. $800 million for the track, $800 for the hotel in the middle. If Bernie wants Britain to put as much money into Silverstone he can sod off. As much as I love both F1 and Silverstone neither is worth that level of money.