The 10 weirdest tracks F1 has raced on

Formula 1's decision to add the 'Bahrain Outer' circuit to the 2020 calendar means we have a new addition to the list of strange layouts to have hosted an F1 race. While descriptions of the circuit as an 'almost oval' are wide of the mark, F1 does have a couple of ovals in its distant history - plus a host of other bizarre tracks that we've revisited for this video. Edd Straw is your guide through some of the stranger chapters in F1 history.

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[cornevangulik]

You know Pescara was dangerous to drive when Enzo Ferrari, a guy known for replacing passed away drivers in a heartbeat, refused to let his drivers race here.

[Larry]

Love the use of the PS1 Formula 1 games to show older tracks! Quite fascinating they're more a historical description nowadays.

[brunocarneiro]

"Curiously", the Nordschleife was entirely man-made? As opposed to, what... Naturally occurring racing circuits?

[ClemensAlive]

The straights Avus is now the main enterance by highway to Berlin :)
You can even see the old stands next to it.

[vatsaldvora]

The Old Hockenheim was also pretty challenging

[elsaerika]

I live in Pescara, we do still have a whole street named after the Formula One Grand Prix. It's called "Via del Circuito" -

[mancantswim]

"The final two uses of the oval were primarily used to help Ferrari win"
O, how the tables have turned

[EvryTime]

I am pleased that Monaco was on the list.
And the quote of "Like riding a bicycle around my apartment." Seems very fitting.

[gregmiller]

I was there at the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix and it was a train wreck! As mentioned, the track was coming apart but they were also having to weld down drains and manhole covers after they came up. Doing something outdoors in Dallas in July is never a pleasant experience and even as a resident it was hotter than Hades that weekend. But my strongest memory was watching Nigel Mansell getting out of his car and trying to push it across the finish line before collapsing from heat exhaustion!

[SiVlog]

It felt like I was one of the few who liked the Valencia Street Track. Using the old Fish Market buildings for the pit and paddock complex was imaginative, the swing Bridge was something that got engineers thinking about the transition from one section to another and the third sector (where the drivers were confronted with seemingly ever faster curves inches away from the buildings surrounding it) was great to watch. In one of the GP2 races in 2008, two of the championship contenders that year, Giorgio Pantano and Bruno Senna, ran out of fuel in the run up to the finish

[tIhIngan]

I am glad to see Monaco on the list. Everybody seems afraid to step out of line and criticize the sheer lunacy of Monaco as a modern GP.

[phouleSks]

I actually really like the idea of combined monza. I think it would be an awesome track for modern f1. Nothing like actually going flat out for 30 or so laps.

[oswaldopantojarodrigues]

AVUS is a Nice track...2 drs zones and 1 hairpin...perfect for overtakes

[elkano]

Never forget the Montjuic circuit in Barcelona. A relatively short track built on a mountain, like a fast Monaco but steep as hell.

[eliastooicey]

There was a Santiago GP in 1950, the circuit layout was a triangle, but wasn´t a race for the championships points.

[VodkaHellstorm]

Monaco is still one of my top 5 tracks on the calendar. I wish we could have smaller cars that could compete a bit more around there, but I love the layout, the visual of cars flying around the circuit, and I enjoy that there's at least one track on the calendar that isn't dominated by who has the best engine, and where your pit stops really do mean something.

[PescaraProductions]

Pescara made the Nordschliefe look like the Brands Hatch Indy layout

[EpicToastie]

Was it only me that LOVED Valencia??? Especially in the F1 games

[gordonicus]

Absolutely agree that Monaco is a weird track, especially today, where the cars struggle to even turn around some of the bends...

[GARBO]

I would love to have that configuration of Monza in almost any racing game that shit looks fire