Silverstone's new layout

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Old 04-29-2010, 07:22 AM
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Silverstone's new layout

Should be interesting, at least the Copse, Maggots, Becketts complex is still there.

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/track/c...dprix-circuit/
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Speaking only from my computer driving experience, the chicane at Abbey in the former GP layout was annoying as hell and ruined an otherwise great flow. I don't think anyone in the real world is going to miss it either. Even though the new Abbey-Ireland-Arena complex is a decreasing speed series of corners, it at least looks to have some rhythm to it. I wonder if they tightened the exit to Club or if that's just an artifact of the new layout diagram.
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Except for its history, Silverstone is not much of a track. The layout has changed countless times over the years that it has no great character. I remember about 15 years ago they were proposing to modify it into an "oval" type configuration.
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Add to the "not much of a track category:

Yas Marina

Bahrain

Barcelona

Germany

In short, quit letting Herman Tilke design tracks that only have 1 passing zone
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