Redesign Mexico grand stand area

[slipstream 1985]

How would you given the space provided redesign the grand stand arena area to make it as exciting as possible with a good chance to overtake? Rules are you cannot increase the area but you can change the track prior to it and any layout within it.

[JonChalk]

Isn't it the other way round; given that it's a baseball stadium, and used for concerts and other stuff more days than being a GP circuit, what other track layout would make best use of it?

[anonymous-user]

slipstream 1985 said:

How would you given the space provided redesign the grand stand arena area to make it as exciting as possible with a good chance to overtake? Rules are you cannot increase the area but you can change the track prior to it and any layout within it.

The original track was a beast of a circuit. The last long corner especially.

But again it's another track ruined.

The Grandstand section is laughable.

Disney World stuff.

[Eric Mc]

I loved the old circuit - with its really challenging bends and bumpy surface.

[MitchT]

I'd just reinstate the "Peraltada" in all its glory. Epic, white knuckle bend. It was eliminated to appease the usual safety snowflakes despite, to my knowledge, never having been the cause of an injury inflicting crash in an F1 race. If they were really so desperate to interfere with it they could have put a chicane before the entry. The grandstand area that they came up with instead is comical and has destroyed a key feature of one of the most exciting circuits.

[Big Nanas]

MitchT said:

I'd just reinstate the "Peraltada" in all its glory. Epic, white knuckle bend. It was eliminated to appease the usual safety snowflakes despite, to my knowledge,.

Well, not really. The run-off area was removed and reclaimed for a permanent road and a concrete barrier was erected around. So it wouldn't have been the same anyway.

[anonymous-user]

A real shame when you see this footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctLq5sqM1WQ

[entropy]

MitchT said:

I'd just reinstate the "Peraltada" in all its glory. Epic, white knuckle bend. It was eliminated to appease the usual safety snowflakes despite, to my knowledge, never having been the cause of an injury inflicting crash in an F1 race. If they were really so desperate to interfere with it they could have put a chicane before the entry. The grandstand area that they came up with instead is comical and has destroyed a key feature of one of the most exciting circuits.

Senna rather critical of the circuit. One year he crashed and went upside down IIRC it was caused by the bumps.

[MitchT]

Big Nanas said:

Well, not really. The run-off area was removed and reclaimed for a permanent road and a concrete barrier was erected around. So it wouldn't have been the same anyway.

The track would be the same, there just wouldn't be a huge run off area. Aerial photos suggest there's still enough room for run off at least as wide as the track itself.

[Eric Mc]

entropy said:

MitchT said:

I'd just reinstate the "Peraltada" in all its glory. Epic, white knuckle bend. It was eliminated to appease the usual safety snowflakes despite, to my knowledge, never having been the cause of an injury inflicting crash in an F1 race. If they were really so desperate to interfere with it they could have put a chicane before the entry. The grandstand area that they came up with instead is comical and has destroyed a key feature of one of the most exciting circuits.

Senna rather critical of the circuit. One year he crashed and went upside down IIRC it was caused by the bumps.

Hmmm - I wonder whose fault that was?

[Doink]

And the rear left would just melt off the rim come corner exit