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The "Type" column refers to the type of circuit: "street" is a circuit held on closed city streets, "road" refers to a mixture of public roads and a permanent track, and "race" is a permanent facility. The "Last length used" shows the track length for the configuration that was used last time the Formula One race was held on a given track.
Yas Marina was the second of four Formula One tracks in the Middle East, with the first being in Bahrain and subsequent tracks in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. A two-day GP2 Asia Series test was held to officially open the circuit, which was held a week before the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . [ 4 ]
The Singapore Formula One Pit Building before the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix. The 'Singapore Sling' chicane (pictured in 2008) was removed before the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix. The track in 2019 as it approaches the Pit Building. On the day of confirmation of the Singapore Grand Prix in the 2008 Formula One season, a routemap was published. [12]
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheel racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The formula in the name alludes to a series of rules established by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform.
Identified as the fastest street circuit in Formula One, [6] the track is the third-longest track on the Formula One calendar, with Spa-Francorchamps and Las Vegas Strip Circuit being longer. [7] The track has three consecutive DRS zones. [8] The circuit is located on the Jeddah Corniche adjoining the Red Sea. [9]
Start of the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix, the first Formula One race at Istanbul Park. The circuit is 5.338 km (3.317 mi) long, with an average width of 15 m (16 yd) ranging from 14 to 21.5 m (15.3 to 23.5 yd), and covers over 2.215 million square metres (547 acres).
Before the opening weekend, the expected lap time for a Formula One car around the track was 1 minute, 27.02 seconds, at an average speed of 210.03 km/h (130.51 mph). At the end of the long straight between corners 3 and 4, Formula One cars were expected to reach a top speed of about 318 km/h (198 mph). [37]
The track is demanding of a car's aerodynamic qualities. [17] The wind direction at the circuit can change drastically during the day, a significant factor given the importance [18] [19] of aerodynamics to modern Formula One cars. It is then difficult to find a good setup since cars can have massive aerodynamic drag and understeer on one part ...