Video shows what South Korea’s F1 track will look like in 2010
Here’s a video 3D rendering of South Korea’s new F1 track which will be on the F1 calendar in 2010. I hadn’t seen it before but it looks like it was posted on Youtube a few weeks ago.
It’s difficult to know how accurate the video representation of the circuit is. Taking it at face value, it seems to share some innovations with Yas Island, home of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In particular the run-off areas seem quite small, perhaps because they’re planning to use the same Tecpro barriers found at Abu Dhabi.
Having said that some of the barrier details look completely unrealistic – the piles of tyres on the inside of some corners, for instance.
The unusual final turn loops around a bay full of yachts which seems to be a pre-requisite for new tracks at the moment.
The 2010 South Korean Grand Prix will be held on the 15-17th of October.
2010 South Korean Grand Prix
Thanks to edisonlsm via Twitter for the tip.
walsh f1 said on 27th October 2009, 21:14
that track looks awful to me already.
seskuj said on 28th October 2009, 12:10
boo korean gp…should opt for USA or france gp….is any new circuit in f1 that doesn’t include city, marina, or tilke???…tilke most decent f1 circuit must be instanbul and sepang. other than that..it’s a crap to me.
graham228221 said on 28th October 2009, 18:58
do they really need to show us what a pitstop looks like?
from the corporate feel of this video, i have a feeling this is aimed at Korean investors with no real knowledge or interest in F1. I wouldn’t rely on this video for any realistic idea of the finished track.
zomtec said on 28th October 2009, 19:59
first idea:
http://www.paperboots.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/f1korea2.jpg
almost the track from the video:
http://www.paperboots.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/f1korea1.jpg
HounslowBusGarage said on 28th October 2009, 20:58
As you say, daft hairpins now instead of the fast left hand sweeper.
Almost every corner has been changed on the ‘permanent’ circuit (including a ‘dog leg’ chicane just before the pits) but the pit lane entry from the GP track now seems in a far more sensible place.
I’m trying to find out how far advanced the building of the town and marina are; does anyone know?