Best corner of each track. (27 posts)

  • Profile picture of Kingshark Kingshark said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    I’m sure we’ve had a topic which discusses the top 10 corners. But what’s the best corner of each track on the calender? My personal opinion:

    Melbourne:
    Turn 11-12 fast left-right chicane, very underrated corner imo.
    Sepang:
    Turns 7-8, the double right apex.
    Shangai:
    Turn 6, the fast left corner where Hamilton overtook Vettel this year.
    Istambul:
    Turn 8, too bad we wont have it next year.
    Barcelona:
    Campsa, nothing else is special on that circuit.
    Monaco:
    So many good corners, but I choose Loews harpin, unique!
    Canada:
    The final “champions” chicane.
    Valencia:
    The penultimate corner, spectacular camera view!
    Silverstone:
    A lot of good corners, but Maggots is the best imo.
    Nurburgring:
    Meh, Schumacher S.
    Hungaroring:
    Turn 4 is pretty awesome, blind and fast.
    Spa-fracorchamps:
    Blanchimont, though Eau Rouge and Pouhon are so close!
    Monza:
    Parabolica, any question?
    Singapore:
    “The Singapore Sling” (turns 1-2)
    Suzuka:
    130R, even though it’s been slightly revised.
    Yeongman:
    The final corner.
    Yas Marina:
    Truns 2-3 are the only good corners on that track.
    Interlagos:
    Turns 6 and 7, known as the Ferra Durra.

    What do you think?

  • Profile picture of Zadak Zadak said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    As Zadak once said…

    Not sure about your pick for Shanghai (a very underated track by the fans in my opinion) The corner leading onto the long straight is the best corner there, I think, full throttle acceleration around the banking, fantastic.

  • Profile picture of raymondu999 raymondu999 said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Errm…. Singapore Sling is the fiddly Turn 10 chicane; and Turn 6 in Shanghai is the hairpin before the corner you’re talking about.

    Melbourne
    Turn 5
    Sepang
    Turn 12
    Shanghai
    Turn 7
    Istanbul
    Turn 8
    Barcelona
    Funnily enough I actually quite like Turn 4
    Monaco
    Tabac and the swimming pool :D
    Canada
    The first chicane; at Turns 3 and 4
    Valencia
    The final right kink
    Silverstone
    In the new layout I’ll go for Abbey
    Nurburgring
    Schumacher S
    Hungaroring
    Turn 3
    Spa-Francorchamps
    Eau Rouge still does it for me
    Monza
    Lesmo 2
    Singapore
    The Turn 11 and 12 chicane
    Suzuka
    Ooh…. hmmm…. Turn 2 all the way to Dengner 1 :D
    Yeong-am
    The alternatingly on/off camber turns 11 and 12
    Abu Dhabi
    The turn 15-16-17 complex
    Interlagos
    Mergulho

  • Profile picture of duncanmonza duncanmonza said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Melbourne
    The fast chicane
    Sepang
    Turns 5&6 are fantastic
    Shanghai
    Turn 7
    Istanbul
    Turn 8, of course
    Barcelona
    Used to love the double right at the end of the lap, probably Campsa these days
    Monaco
    Tabac and the entrance to the swimming pool
    Canada
    Turns 3&4
    Valencia
    The last couple of corners
    Silverstone
    Stowe
    Nurburgring
    Schumacher S
    Hungaroring
    Turn 6, the blind, fast one at the top of the hill
    Spa-Francorchamps
    Eau Rouge
    Monza
    Turn 7 chicane
    Singapore
    The Run onto the main straight
    Suzuka
    So many good corners. I’d say either turn 1, Degner or 130R
    Yeong-am
    Not a big fan of Yenogram, But Probably 17 and 18
    Abu Dhabi
    The turn 15-16-17 complex
    Interlagos
    Turn 11

  • Profile picture of raymondu999 raymondu999 said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    duncan- the blind Hungaroring corner is T4. T6 is the entry to the chicane. “Turn 7 chicane” in Monza is the Ascari chicane ;)

    Also, by Turn 11 Interlagos do you mean Mergulho, or Juncao?

  • Profile picture of duncanmonza duncanmonza said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Well, it depends on what you count as a corner, since they upgraded T1 it is counted as 2 corners and the slight right kink just before the blind corner is sometimes included as a corner. I mean Mergulho, It is fantastic

  • Profile picture of Slr Slr said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Australia – Turn 12
    Malaysia – Turn 5
    China – Turn 6
    Turkey – Turn 8
    Spain – Turn 9
    Monaco – Turn 11 (Tabac)
    Canada – Turn 5
    Europe – Turn 20
    Great Britain – Turn 9 (Corpse)
    Germany – Turn 1
    Hungary – Turn 13
    Belgium – Turn 18 (Blanchimont)
    Italy – Turn 13 (Parabolica)
    Singapore – Turn 22
    Japan – Turn 13 (Spoon)
    South Korea – Turn 7
    India – Turn 10 seems to be the best
    Abu Dhabi – Terrible circuit, but if have to choose then Turn 3
    Brazil – Turn 7 (Curva do Laranjinha)

  • Profile picture of raymondu999 raymondu999 said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Why do so many people like the hairpin at Shanghai? Or do you guys mean turn 7? The fast left hander where Lewis took Vettel this year?

  • Profile picture of Slr Slr said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    I’m not sure how you can confuse Turn 7 for the hairpin.

  • Profile picture of raymondu999 raymondu999 said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Turn 6 is the hairpin and Turn 7 and 8 are the fast chicane at Shanghai. But a lot of people put Turn 6 as the favourite corner.

  • Profile picture of Ned Flanders Ned Flanders said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Good idea for a thread Kingshark. I’d give an honourable mention to the Ascari Chicane at Monza, which is surely the best chicane in F1. It’s more of an S- bend, really

  • Profile picture of Icthyes Icthyes said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    I think Turn 8 is a much better corner, we’ve often seen a driver hang it on the outside to overtake into Turn 9.

  • Profile picture of Deleted User said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Ned it’s the one example I can think of right now where a chicane can be fun. It’s actually probably my favourite bit of track in F1 atm.

  • Profile picture of Oscar Becker Oscar Becker said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    Melbourne
    Turns 11-12
    Sepang
    Turn 11
    Shanghai
    Turns 7-8
    Istanbul
    Turn 8
    Barcelona
    Campsa
    Monaco
    Louis Chiron Chicane (Turns 13-14)
    Montreal
    Last chicane
    Valencia
    Turn 25 (Last corner)
    Silverstone
    Maggots-Beckets-Chapel complex
    Nurburgring
    Schumacher-S
    Budapest
    Turn 4
    Spa-Francorchamps
    Eau Rouge
    Monza
    Variante Ascari
    Singapore
    The 2 last corners
    Suzuka
    130R
    Yeongam
    Turn 7
    Yas Marina
    Turns 2-3
    Interlagos
    Senna-S

  • Profile picture of sbl on tour sbl on tour said 1 year, 8 months ago:

    rem watching montoya at the ascari chicane during practice in 2004, he was mighty, I was hanging onto the top row of the stand, but thats another story!

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