F1 Fanatic

We hear a lot about how Monaco, Suzuka and Spa are the hardest circuits in f1, where the drivers’ abilities are more important than anywhere else. But what about the easiest circuit? Where it’s all down to the car, and all the f1 drivers can be almost evenly matched?

Purely from playing F1 2010, I’d probably say Istanbul.

Spain, the best car on the grid, gets the pole, wins the race. China before it started raining all the time.
Thing is, there arn’t many easy circuits, it comes down to the car in the end on certain tracks, an there are tracks where the driver is less important but it’s still up to you to beat your team mate.

Even on a 80-20 track, that 20 requires one of the best drivers in the world for a decent laptime.

The tracks where even Kubica and Hamilton arn’t throwing it all over the place are the car circuits.

Driver talent is pretty negligible around Bahrain. Turn 6 is really the only place someone could be caught out for not concentrating.

Monza probably is up there but I wouldn’t say top. When they get there the cars are squirming around as they’re such low drag so they must be kept on their toes. Monza is one of those tracks where if you try too hard it can go completely wrong though so the drivers have to stay cool but precise every lap with their braking. That must be easier physically but I’m not sure if it is mentally.

When it was still on the calendar, Austria.

Definately one of those which has huge amount of tarmac run-offs everywhere.

Definitely Monza, which is why I love it, pure speed and aggression.

Of course if we’re going back in time, the old Hockenheim, A1 Ring, Reims and Zeltweg were pretty simple – though the old AVUS course was simple but anything but easy!