Agree about Monaco but COTA isn't the answer. I would much rather see

them race at Road Atlanta or Elkhart Lake in the US. I find all of the modern circuits to be uninspired, unnatural and bland. It's as if a designer had a box of mandatory parts and had to stick sections of road together.... tight turns, some sweepers, some straights, some esses... stick them together and you have COTA. It looks like a dog agility course where you go from one event to the next with no natural flow. Atlanta and Elkhart Lake feel like real roads. Spa is glorious (less so than it used to be but still).

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Posted: 05/21/2019 at 08:00AM

RIP Niki Lauda -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 06:03AM

Certainly..a bummer, but 2 lives are better than one. God speed. ** -- thankbud 05/21/2019 11:44PM

Racing drivers are crazy crazy. Mario Andretti once said of racing . . . -- MikeVT85 05/21/2019 6:51PM

Complications...from accident, that's tough -- `lag 05/21/2019 08:55AM

I would love to do formula racing. Definitely a rich guy thing ** -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 09:02AM

Well my buddy wasn't particularly rich -- `lag 05/21/2019 09:15AM

Sport Renault back in the 80s the took an Alliance front engine and -- 81_Hokie 05/21/2019 09:23AM

Yeah, exactly, get some laps in cheap or you can go from there ** -- `lag 05/21/2019 09:28AM

Very sad. Still can't believe he survived that accident, so... -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 07:23AM

I know Monaco is this weekend, but I absolutely hate that circuit! -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 07:28AM

Agree about Monaco but COTA isn't the answer. I would much rather see -- 81_Hokie 05/21/2019 08:00AM

The stadium in Mexico is kid of cool. ** -- 48zip 05/21/2019 09:10AM

FIA mandated design features, mainly runoff areas for safety -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 09:06AM

Sure, but it's more than just huge runoffs and no trees near the -- 81_Hokie 05/21/2019 09:31AM

The fact that CoTA was constructed tells you how much it would cost -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 12:09PM

I blame the italian designer. -- 48zip 05/21/2019 09:46AM

Thought a German company did the design & construction? ** -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 1:55PM

I just read that, too. Perhaps I got the story wrong originally. -- 48zip 05/21/2019 2:00PM

Here's the Wiki answer: -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 1:58PM

CoTA has red, white, and blue ** -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 12:06PM

It was red and green at the MotoGP earlier this year (see pic) -- 48zip 05/21/2019 12:31PM

It's red, white, and blue with stars for the USGP ** -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 2:28PM

Understood. I'm guessing it changes. The MotoGP was definitely red/green. -- 48zip 05/21/2019 2:50PM

Good work if you can get it! ** -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 4:43PM

Either would look ridiculous, imho ** -- 81_Hokie 05/21/2019 10:11AM

I like the idea. Keeps the main track isolated from run-off areas. ** -- 48zip 05/21/2019 10:50AM

Oops** -- typed by ben 05/21/2019 09:03AM

Speaking of Road Atlanta, have you seen the show about the... -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 08:06AM

Yep, watching street courses is about as exciting as wayching paint dry. -- UEMcGill 05/21/2019 07:37AM

Was going to ask if Fernando was running the Indy 500, and found this: -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 07:56AM

They got bumped by the smallest team at Indy. On Saturday, Alonso... -- 48zip 05/21/2019 09:07AM

Saw that last night. Sad and hilarious at the same time. -- UEMcGill 05/21/2019 08:12AM

Wouldn't have believe it if I hadn't seen that... -- EDGEMAN 05/21/2019 08:15AM

Agree about Monaco but COTA isn't the answer. I would much rather see

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