The car is an F3000 racer.

I have a feeling that that first tight right-hander is going to put several people into the wall.

wasn't valencia a proper road racing circuit? why did they change it into this street course type thing? it looks dangerous in a few partz

This is a completely new track. In fact, they built the bridge just for this track.

And it doesn't look any dangerous than, say, Monaco.

Few places look as dangerous as Monaco. They could never build anything new that approaches the danger of Monaco, it just wouldn't fly. I'm amazed they still continue to race F1 there given the safety-conscious climate of F1.

As new, modern circuits go, this Valencia track is more dangerous than most. But I think that's cool, it has some character.

no drivers like street circuits though, it breaks more shit, more dangerous.. why?



that was my point. why would they build a new track? what was wrong with the old one?

...plenty of drivers like street circuits. no one driver is the same. they have their preferences.

I don't even KNOW if there's a track in Valencia already. And if there is... how long is it? How wide is it? Can it even support F1 machines?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_de_Valencia

There you go. It's actually a modern circuit.

The Valencia street circuit was built because Bernie Eccelestone wanted another glamourous street race like Monaco. There's your answer.

And it looks freaking great! Anything other than another Tilke circuit.

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Hermann Tilke designed this track.

The high speed series of corners before the final corner is amazing. I can't wait to watch an F1 car drive this circuit.