What Does It Take For A Circuit To Be 'F1 Ready'?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2021
- Ever wondered why F1 can't just race at any track? There are plenty of rules that have to be obeyed in order to be a Grade 1 circuit...
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"Should have a track width of at least 12 metres"
Monaco: 3, take it or leave it
Hahahahaha
Not a permanent circuit tho
will never understand how Monaco can be considered "f1 ready" with those one-car-width tracks and no runoffs; it's made of barriers afters barriers.
exception because they prolly pay 39353858 million dollars for F1 to come and race there
@@SENTlNEL Not only that but it’s also probably the most attractive track for people that aren’t huge fans.
I know there’s no overtaking there but the races still feel really good to watch, I always loved that track even when I had no clue what F1 even was about
What I mean is that maybe it bring in moneeey
You forgot one more thing:
Cash is king.
How would do such a work for free? I wouldn't
@@Simon-ice I did, they would loose money if they would not care about making profit, they would also not get salary
It’s from drive to survive
@@Vvopat96 You didn't. He means that paying the FIA is also a factor into getting onto the calendar. The circuits/countries that pay the most get the races, regardless of the track being crap for racing (sochi, abu dhabi etc.) Its a D2S reference
Probably the only reason Monaco is still a race
"Some terrible..."
shows sochi lmaooo
I mean he’s not wrong
Thing is, on the sim I dont mind Sochi, pretty ok track to drive, but my god does it produce boring races in real life.
@@cornevangulik6166 yeah, same as Yas Marina Bay. I fell asleep on the 2020 race.
@@emiliosr2978 and Yas marina is boring to drive as well, it just isn’t fun just going around 90 degree turns the whole time, and there’s no fast corner
@@dbabu51 yeah
Now I can see why there aren’t that many new tracks being built regularly
FIA is so big that its rules tend to control world wide racing. Which isnt a great look given how much leeway they give to anyone with a blank check
It’s also just a huge cost risk. You need to build a venue that can accommodate 200k spectators in the hopes that you maybe get 1 F1 race per year.
That’s at least 51 weeks of the year when your big circuit is sitting empty or hosting a smaller series that doesn’t bring in nearly as much money.
Well... Here in Brazil they are thinking to build a new track at Rio located close to the equestrian arena just because they demolished the Jacarepaguá circuit to build the Olympic park
romania looked into it, and to say that an f1 circuit costs over 10 years exceedes 1B... cause you need to take care of it every year every day.
to make one from scratch is around 200-500M
Its the same reason the Kayalami GP won't come back , apart from our other issues in this country
"Some not fit for F1" - shows B-Roll of Monaco.
Nice...
Tommy clearly did not sign off on this video...
You say nice, your comment has 69 likes as of now
more like F1 is not fit for Monaco. At least while they have those giant a*s cars
Me: want to go to bed
WTF1: What does it take for a circuit to be F1 ready?
Me: Lets find out
Same man, I have school tomorrow lol
in other words: it´s easier build a brand new international airport able to receive a fully loaded A380 than have a F1 racetrack
Let's race on airports then
@@nefarioulyte9996 We already have (Silverstone)
@@nefarioulyte9996 There's a number of British race tracks that were originally airfields.
Unless you have lots of $$$$
Closest we got is a track next to an airport (like next to it), Sepang, having one of the corners named KLIA.
“Cash is King”
@mazepin
Indian GP intensifies
Saudi Arabian GP intensifies
Cash is trash
For the next F101, can you do: "how much money does the guy that holds the F1 car during a pitstop make?"
Edit: to clarify, I mean the guy that keeps the car stabilized during a stop. It *seems* like a very simple job.
Yes please
at the start of every race, a guy walks across the track waving a green flag at the end of the grid. I want to know his story.
do you mean the front jack man as the car comes in at 70mph?
50-80k euros / year
$8 leave it or take it
Imagine spending so much money and time into a new track for F1 only to be a Grade 2 or below
Or worse, be in the no-man's land that is "Grade 1T" - Circuits that can _technically_ withstand Formula 1 cars on safety grounds and as such they're suitable for testing, but otherwise don't have the sufficient facilities for a full F1 race weekend.
Tracks that fall into Grade 1T include Vallelunga, Fiorano and Magny-Cours; the former two being previously used as test tracks and the latter last hosting an F1 race in 2008 - the last year before the introduction of KERS and return to full-slicks.
@@legoferrari14 Magny-Cours has Grade 1, not 1T
@@legoferrari14 Also Cheste, near Valencia (Spain), is Grade 1T.
As a marshall, I can say even we have to be on the track 5days ago from race. There are people who came earlier from us so preparing a track for race is a thing
The Indian GP track was a banger.
It was really good, wasn't it? So many overtake spots, plus it was wide enough so that the drivers could try different tactics
yeah sector 3 is really nice.
Well indias were the ones who discontinued f1 due to fees or smtg
Apart from the fact that the FIA would ruin it, Watkins Glen should host F1 again. Its one of the best race tracks in the world. Either layout.
I love The Glen but I think if they were to upgrade an already existing track in the US, it should be Road America. I think it would be both easier to accomodate all the facilites and it would be a better track for racing and overtaking compared to Watkins Glen. Sadly the biggest issue with both I think is funding though, compared to Indy, COTA, and Miami.
@@arishakala What about Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course that Indycar raced at? F1 used to be there. As far as i could see with the most recent Indycar race, they didn't go on the banking so it gets around the 'no banking' rule.
No. They would ruin RA.
I would love to see the changes that were proposed to Buenos Aires' circuit to host F1.
It would be nice to have a long track with lots of DRS and braking zones.
Or adapting Termas de Rio Hondo (the MotoGP one) for F1.
Why not Grobnik Automotodrom?
@@meowdudefr I don't know that track, what I know is that the Buenos Aires one is a historic F1 venue
I'd love to see Potrero de los Funes host a gp
@@eoghanburke2581 I like Galvez 15 better
They had this with Vietnam but after last year's race was canceled F1 seems to not give a shit about going back. Only circuit in recent memory to feature on the official F1 schedule and video game without hosting at least one real life race.
Would love to know the process of how Melbourne had to proceed in doing the upgrades and changes to the track layout.
I think Indianapolis Motor Speedway still has their grade 1 license even though they haven't hosted a F1 race since 2006.
They may have let it expire, regardless they should retain it. I and certainly Roger Penske would want a second US GP at Indy vs. the modified parking lots/car parks to be used for Miami
After that last shitshow that F1 put on at Indianapolis, I think it'll be a long, long time before they'd be welcome to return. Six cars, indeed. Ha!
Pretty sure old Bernie put a "never again" clause in the legal wording of F1.
As a citizen of India I wish the Indian gp ( budh international Circuit ) would've had a comeback . Many people think that the track is dead but it's not it's still used for many events ,mostly for road legal sports car also a fun fact the tracks fastest lap time in a road legal car is set by Narain Karthikeyan with a Porsche GT2 rs
Wow, karthikeyan went from being a meme to setting the road car record of the buddh circuit
Ikr, it's a really great circuit, even liked by the drivers. The sad thing is that the reason for the Indian GP being canceled is a damn TAX DISPUTE with the UP gov. The circuit is perfectly fine and yet we can't have races due to this smh
@@jameslebouseir872 and sadly for me I when F1 was hosted there I never knew that bcs I didn't watch F1 back then
@@jameslebouseir872 The moto gp did their session in 2023 and it was good af!!! the new government is ready and i guess in future F1 will come again to India too
2:10 - 25km loops and the Nordschleife are out because it's too far because of safety, too far to get to anyone. But what about Lausitzring's 11km layout, where the furthest part of the track away from the pits (by air) is 1km?
Fun fact...South Africa may be ready to host an F1 race in 2023❤...Great to see it return to the mother land
Holy shit, we'll never see a F1 race in Greece...
Αφού θέλει λεφτά τότε δεν το βλέπω
Answer: "Piles of cash into the right hands, usually forwarded to Tilke to 'fix' your track". At least, that was the previous answer.
I want, Hocken hiem or nurburgring back this year
Would have made more sense to do this then have two races at boring Austria!
@@johnnyboy3949 exsqueese me *cough* Austria 2019 *cough*
The African continent needs a race and Kyalami International Circuit should consider a race in the near future provided they meet the FIA's criteria. I believe they are not far off from this.
@@andregroves7640 I think I heard rumours that Kyalami will come back in the near future
@@johnnyboy3949 cough cough Austria 2020 cough cough Austria 2019 cough cough Styria 2020 last lap cough cough
Would love to see F1 at Road America be very interesting to watch them fly round the track
I think it's a Grade 2, but I'm not certain. I'd give a mint to see an F1 race in my home state.
@@Xariama it is grade 2 but if it could get grade 1 that would be insane
Seeing New Delhi on the list , gives me new hopes
They might try to renew the licence, So there is still some gope for Indian GP. All falls on UP govt and FIA to bring it back
@@Primus_075 Yep, FIA will agree. But UP won't as the way they are going on now.
@@soumyadeepsaha7059 if it’s someone who can make a drastic decision to hold a race, it’s Yogi. He’s asking Bollywood to move to UP, he’s building the biggest airport, he’s pushing for development. It’s just that someone has to recommend him about F1 and all the benefits UP government can reap from it.
@@Shady_2144 ahem! Lol, seems like you don't keep records of whats happened and what going. If you were , you won't be saying this my friend. What if development if people don't freely enjoy it. It's more like you don't comply you won't be included. If girls use mobile they will be .... you know iff you know. If people ask for O2 in desperate time you will be .... you know if you know.
@@soumyadeepsaha7059 ok so you’re having some personal problems with BJP. Nothing can convince you my friend, you’re mind is made up. Sorry. Don’t reply further.
It does make a lot of sense how much needs to go into a track. There’s so much that goes into a single weekend it’s kinda crazy
Bring back the South African GP. BRING BACK KYALAMI
Awesome info! How about a video regarding how many people are needed (I mean... ALL of them!) for an F1 weekend?
Thank you for all your hard my TH-cam friend!
This was a pretty cool video. A lot of little nuances that the FIA requires. It’s cool to get a glimpse at content such as this. REALLY dig and appreciate the video! 🏎
Apparently, it's easy to convert a parking lot in a football stadium in Miami. You can apparently quickly build a Grade 1 circuit in any city.
Not all countries have as massive parking lots as US does. But there are other similar "street circuits" built from scratch, like Valencia, Hanoi and Jeddah.
Races we need in F1. (either to go too or return too)
Michigan oval 250 mile race.
The Glen.
Road America.
Welcom. (south africa)
Adelaide.
Bueno aries. (long layout round the lake)
If there wasn’t any safety regulations I would love a race at Potrero De Los Funes in San Luis Argentina
The IMS is 15 minutes away from one of the best hospitals in America, when a driver has a severe crash they're typically taken to IU Methodist Hospital a level 1 trauma center the highest grade trauma center.
Hi from sydney 👋🏽 it’s 1:40am and I should be sleeping but then ur vid popped up and I couldn’t resist ...
Woah, this is way more technical then I thought it was!
Love your vids. Keep it up!
@@MikeLikesBikes095 thanks
@@TheMovingBricks nothing technical mate. All it takes for circuit to make it to f1 is, you can guess it: money. All this requirements are only for safety
I miss Buddh international Circuit
Hope it returns
Mount Panorama Circuit is one of the most incredible race tracks ever made - it has incredible sweeping corners, hard braking zones, one of the fastest straights in the world (Conrod Straight goes for nearly 2km) and a remarkable elevation change. It would be incredible to see F1 at that track, but it's only Grade 3, because F1 cars would be, basically, too fast for it. It's a pity - Jenson Button did put his McLaren around it at something like 15 seconds under the official lap record in 2011. It would definitely be dangerous, but would certainly be a unique event on the F1 calendar.
The Argentine circuits of Termas de Río Hondo and Potrero de los Funes would be very interesting for a grand prix.
It would be good to know how the Buenos Aires racetrack would look after the changes.
I want Road Atlanta to be added. It is currently FIA grade 2, I can't imagine it would take too much to get to 1.
So interesting! Thanks for this!
Far to complicated, I've written a better set of rules;
1 track must not be on fire at least 80% of the time
2 cars must be able go zoom zoom
3 underwater stages must provide fans with umbrellas
4 if a car go zoom zoom too fast track should be made to make the driver not die in a majority of situations
5 if build a loop de loop must be place to put cameras
6 bribes may only be accepted if you pay the bribe accepting fee
7 must have good parking
8 if you have grand stands they must have heated seats
9 if track is designed by anyone named Herman it is instantly disqualified
10 track must not be a dirt road
11 track has to have 3 corners or more
12 all corners with an entry speed of more than 100mph must be banked from a minimum of 7 degrees and a maximum of 77 degrees
>3 corners or more
I see tri-ovals and Indy are on the table then
@@Evarakeus indeed, but the mention of Indy made me remember another rule I meant to write down
@@Evarakeus fuck it F1 at Daytona
I think a dirt F1 track could provide some spectacular crashes if the drivers are a bit too confident with the throttle.
@@alessandrowda totally agree, also the cars should be made so they can crash a few times and just get back in the race
2:57 - 3:10 when you said that got me thinking about the Interlagos start/finish straight
The start finish straight is pretty much flat, the kinks before don't count
@@eoghanburke2581 but it's like a rollercoaster: on the start line it's a uphill and on the senna s it's a downhill that's way I'm saying
@@felliphemaciel the senna esses aren't a part of the pit straight
We need a race in *Kyalami*
But the 70's track, the current version is a bit too twisty
*to make a real world championship we need the continent*
@@FranzFridl it may be raceable after some tweaks
@@mriduldubey1883 yeah it's not too far off, I would be happy to Finally go watch an f1 race at the grand stands without having to watch the races on TV
The current version is fine, theres nothing wrong with it
So does Monaco ACTUALLY qualify as a Grade 1 circuit (even if we ignore the length issue)? I think a video on this would be interesting. Or if not just Monaco, a video gathering ALL of the “exceptions” (including the length of Spa) into 1 vid.
If the requirements are on a “shall approve” basis, then really the only problem is that it’s expensive.
,,grade one“ is needed, now even my grades are to bad for f1😭😂
so what shud we do?
@@s.n.e.s ?
Mine aren't, I'm Hungarian
Mondello Park is Grade 4, which I found out after 1999 when Jordan fought for the championship and I wondered "Can we have an Irish Grand Prix?" Mondello is a track some may not have heard of, which is surprising considering Ayrton Senna and Mika Hakkinen are among the names of drivers who have won races there in junior categories.
F1 cars wouldn't get out of 5th gear at mondello lol
Kayalami is on par and South Africa used to host the 1st race of the season. They rebuilt the track to be up to par if not better but was not mentioned in tracks race ready?
Wow I found this really useful...I can't wait to get the new f1 2021 game!!
So, do you have a video about the requirements to do F1 racing in street circuits?
Such as Monaco, Baku, Singapore, Las Vegas, and (supposedly) Hanoi?
I can really recommend chainbears video on this topic too !
I think F1 should race at the Daytona International Speedway, but the road course layout. The NASCAR Cup Series has had great races for the last 2 years, so I think F1 would have a great race there.
I would like to see F1 at least run some sort of exhibition race there on the oval, but the high banking and ground effect setups for the cars would probably put too much of a physical strain on the drivers.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. We need Road America on the F1 calendar
Also has to be within (I think) 20 minutes of a major hospital for injuries which are too severe to be dealt with at the medical centre. Occasionally sessions have been cancelled because the weather has not been good enough for the emergency helicopter to fly, and the hospital is too far away by road.
Thank you however calling this a detailed look is a bit of stretch isn't? But a great overview of the main rules and I think it is enough to get the idea
My rules:
1. The track must be more than 2 F1 cars wide (except if it’s Monaco)
2. It must be hard, if not impossible for running into any wall at less than 50 Gs to be fatal
3. Straights must be no longer than 2.4 km or 1.5 mi
4. There must be at least 3 turns
5. The track should not be longer than 7 km (except if it’s Spa)
6. Only ovals in the United States are allowed, and even then they’re discouraged
7. Dirt tracks are not allowed
8. The track should not be able to easily catch on fire
9. The track must not be shorter than 3.5 km (except if it’s Monaco again)
10. Bribes can only be accepted if you pay the value of a F1 car + gas for the race.
11. Any corners with an entry speed of 100mph or more must be banked
A. “should” means it is a recommendation
1. Agree. Sepang is great example.
2. No comment.
3. Yeah, it's okay.
4. Agree.
5. Except if it's Spa-Francorchamps.
6. Real oval in F1® is not great.
7. Not all Hermann Tilke's was bad. Example: Sepang, Istanbul, and Bahrain.
8. Agree.
9. Agree, but very not easy.
@@RadityaPramanaPutra2001 I updated it.
@@fireyfan25 Alright, good.
Please do a video to show what would be necessary to make Kyalami up to scratch. I am a south african and I would love to get a South African GP.
You know, there’s still MotorLand Aragon for the Spanish GP, Magny-Cours for the French GP and the Moscow Raceway for the Russian GP.....
Anyone?
Magny-Cours is too narrow apparently.
And Igora Drive’s replacing Sochi in 2023
Matthew should be an f101 school teacher.
Alternate title: is there anyway we can get rid of Sochi and Abu Dhabi
And Catalunya and Paul Ricard and Monaco
@@BongoBaggins Catalunya is fine
@1 1 Monaco is hype until the actual race itself far more often than no. If it wasn't for the location, no one would miss it.
The Pescara track was a death circuit. At one straight end you basically had the option Wall or Water if you missed the braking zone.
I think the FIA should allow some Grade 2 circuits to join the calendar. Obviously, this would mean that these Grade 2 circuits have to be judged much more thoroughly but I think circuits like Kyalami, Fuji, and the like would be amazing for F1!
Respect for the quick flashing of the Indianapolis Pagoda. Indianapolis is F1 ready... as long as the proper "tires" are used. ;)
F1: How wide is your track?
Monaco: No
I like how information dense this was. I enjoy watching your videos but sometimes I feel like they're a little light on the details.
Matt is such a legend from Xmattyg to WTF1.
oh, you've discouraged me setting up an F1 circuit now, thanks Matt.
Can you do a video on marshal roles and other trackside roles
I just wondered this question yesterday and here I am now watching this lol
You make good videos, on a regular basis
Wish Kyalami could be updated to F1 certification again!
Sochi actually fails some points like the turn 1 45º rulle, it has less than that
Many old circuits fail these requirements… which is sort of why older circuits often produce better racing until they’re fucked up by refurbishments…
understandable and I learned something new today 👍🏾
Where could I find this documentation?
I really hope Montreal comes back next year 🤞🏻
Well, it takes some money and that’s really it, just put it in someone’s backyard
I wonder how much it would cost if you had a big enough plot of land, to build a new circuit from scratch, including design and inspections etc.
If you have to ask..... .
Can you make a video about what happend to the danish grandprix (that never took place)?
I just hope Portimão gets a permanent licence. I would dream of at least 1 race in Estoril tho.
To be fair, this just sounds like another day in the office for me. Buildings also have a lot of rules to follow, so really it’s definitely a lot more achievable then you probably think..
I guess the land area a building takes is WAAAAAAY lower than a circuit, with all the accommodations. Add to this the construction process and costs. Laying down asphalt isn't quite cheap either. After the building is done, your costs go down to pratically zero, while the circuit must expend huge amounts of money with personel on a race day. The building maintenance cost is nowhere near comparable to the costs of maintaining a track.
I think you're optimistic about the 'achievability' of constructing a grade-1 circuit.
New Delhi, I want an F1 race there so Badly.
Anyone got a link to, say, a PDF of the regulations?
I’m gonna be honest. I clicked this thinking it was a Chain Bear video. Got really surprised when Matt started talking 😂
They are actually the same guy. Some days Matty wears the Bear suit, some days it’s Stuart. The chains are just a figment of our collective imagination. 🤪
@@leumas75 cringe
I just want a South African GP again...
I love Kyalami, but would it be able to handle modern F1 cars? Honest question, not trying to mock or anything.
@@Xariama Thank you fot that, honestly I'd say it could be able to handle a modern GP, the only possible exceptions being that it may need more grand stands and facilities such as toilets. The circuit recently got redone, including the road surface and all the apexes etc.
“Why can’t F1 race at any track”
Because F1 hates fun that’s why.
They want safety and money
@@Zacaria0251 They want money and pretend to care about safety
@@aidanquiett668is right.
Cry
You are either 12 or are sick if your definition of "Fun" is 1000hp cars flying around poorly maintained surfaces with haybales as barriers. These grading systems exist for a reason, things can go wrong really fast in motorsports and when they do, they ain't fun, it's better to be safe then sorry.
What about the start degree in brasil its not just 2degrees is it
Brb I need to go and plan out a circuit.
LMAO the insert of monaco in the intro
The lengrh of the current cars means that the turning circle of them is too wide for the corners on some tracks that have hosted F1 in the past.
Miss Malaysia Sepang Circuit.
I’ve always thought that running the infield road courses on nascar tracks would be preferable to stupid street courses (looking at you, Miami and Nashville), but after hearing these rules that puts charlotte, my first choice out of the picture. Other tracks such as Pocono have too long of strait-ways, so I guess your only left with post-2015 Indy road course
If you want to see a list of FIA graded tracks, you can go here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_racing_circuits_by_FIA_grade
Road America and F1 ... That would be 😍🤩
Watkins Glen used to host F1 races also.
Racing in Argentina and South Africa back on the menu, please.
4:11 India's Buddh circuit media room 😭😭😭😭 please come back F1 !!
My wish is that Anderstorp
(Swedish Grand Prix) gets added to the calander. Sadly tho. I think a lot of work is needed to be done around the track to make it F1 ready. The track hasn't been used as an F1 track since 1978 or something. The track is still getting used for other things. so it isn't abandoned.
10 months later and yet Another Usa GP been anounced. De don't need 3 races in the same country.😒
I once thought my road could’ve been an f1 track now this video shows me this, I now understnad it can’t be
2:20 HEY! The nurburgring is also 25 km long (the endurance one)
They were supposed to be building new pit facilities in Montreal so I suspect they were waiting for that to be finished before renewing the grade 1 licence there.