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15th March 2007, 08:16 #1
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The Most Challenging Corners in F1
Title says it all really, name what you think are the most challenging corners ever in F1, and a reason why.
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Masta Kink - Spa Francorchamps - A lightning fast left-right kink between two buildings with an approaching speed of 170 Mph - no margin for error and will test drivers bravery, skill and determination to the limit in a split second. A good exit speed was necessary for the long Hollowell Straight following the corner. Very fearsome and seperated the men from the boys.
Arumberg - Nurburgring - Another corner with no room for error, a tight righthander prededed by a quick lefthand kink over a rise in the road. Very challenging, and also very dangerous.
Turn 2 - Mosport Park - A fast undulating sweeper with a blind apex. Requires complete commitment.
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15th March 2007, 16:47 #2
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old tamburello
eau rouge
130r
i guess stowe at silverstone before it was altered was pretty darn challengingnowhere fast.
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15th March 2007, 20:59 #3
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Woodcote, Silverstone, pre-1975.
130r, Suzuka
Eau Rouge, Spa
Junskei Sweep, Kyalami
Bosch Kurve, Osterreichring
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15th March 2007, 21:59 #4
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Paddock Hill - Brands Hatch. Made even more brilliant because its still largely unmolested (as long as you don't drive on Mr Palmer's precious green paint). Blind, curving bumpy approach, leading into an off camber plunge over the top. Only the brave gain time here.
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16th March 2007, 23:03 #5
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theugsquirrel, you even undersold the Masta Kink a little. Rob Walker talked with Chris Amon after the 1970 race, and Amon told him that he was going through Masta flat out in top gear (in Walker's race report in Road & Track). Based on the gear ratios and tire sizes on Amon's March, Walker estimated that Amon was going through the kink at about 190mph. This in a car trimmed for low downforce (and using only old style front and rear wings), with tires that were hard enough to run the whole race without changing.
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20th March 2007, 15:21 #6
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Wasn't Masta Kink the place that Hans-Joachim Stuck was warned of before his stint during the Spa 24h 1970(?) that there are body parts on the road?
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20th March 2007, 20:53 #7
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In PC games Acque Minerale feels like one of the most challenging ones. :
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20th March 2007, 23:35 #8
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No-ones mentioned this but how about the Hella-Licht turn at the old Osterreichring, before they put the chicane there.
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24th March 2007, 23:55 #9
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Eau Rouge
Downhill, a left that unsettles the car followed by a hard right as the road climbs. although it has been eased considerably in recent years it is still one of the ost challenging bends. Just refer to many drivers comments on it.
Pre-chicane Woodcote
For the levels of downforce and grip at the time, this was absolutely at the limit of a car's cornering capabilities and speed through Woodcote wa a meaure of a driver's skillDuncan Rollo
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25th March 2007, 09:47 #10
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Originally Posted by D-Type
For evidence of this, just check out footage of the 1973 British GP, in particular Ronnie Peterson in the Lotus 72.
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How would any of the proposed changes from this silly working group have changed ANY of that in 2025 or 2026?
WRC main class in 2025