ALL the ABANDONED F1 TRACKS you can explore

[@LeonardoAldana43]

In case you're wondering: Jean Behra was the only driver to fly out of the AVUS. Of course, it didn't end well, as he went straight into the tower, and sadly passed away

[@MrVsGarage]

I've seen some articles that say he hit a lamp post... Either way is equally bad

[@LeonardoAldana43]

@@MrVsGarage Certainly not what you want in your sunday afternoon

[@cyberfutur5000]

something tells me, the bad part isn't so much depending on what you hit, but more about not shooting out of the banking. It's more like a plane crash, then a car crash in some ways.

[@Scamuel31]

Mr President, a second car has hit the tower

[@LeonardoAldana43]

@@cyberfutur5000 Oh, yeah. He most likely would've died anyway. Is just the irony that he went straight into it

[@beeschamelsoose476]

Nobody expects the "Nett Hier" joke!

[@MrVsGarage]

Thought I would add that in for all the Germans hiding in the comments

[@beeschamelsoose476]

@@MrVsGarage gotta say that it worked

[@namenamename390]

Mr V's Garage was pretty low on my list of places where I could hear a Nett Hier joke.

[@qwystr]

​@@MrVsGarage not just the germans, I've found one of those stickers >2000 km away from Germany

[@8tonystark8]

​@@MrVsGarage Dankeschön

[@Fr3ddyM3hrCurry]

Baden-Würtemberg mentioned. Legend status reached

[@8tonystark8]

The Kentucky of Deutschland

[@redben1252]

17:09 Instructions unclear, ploughed my go-kart into an SUV

[@BryanSteacy]

This channel quickly became a must-watch for me tbh. Keep it up man!

[@MrVsGarage]

Thank you!! And I will!

[@Guimaster127]

Hi, Valencian here! :) The reason they're removing kerbs and cleaning up debris around the track is because they supposedly plan to make the area a park. I don't know when or even if the project will get done but it's clear the city doesn't want the remains of the F1 circuit to stay there for long. And, honestly, I can't blame them. It's a huge reminder of the times of blatant corruption and excess by our regional government.

[@andrewdotmp4]

note for AVUS: the banked south corner was never built. it was supposed to be a clone of the north corner with very stupid banking but due to that whole WW2 thing it was never constructed

[@alaeriia01]

Germany learned that doing the whole "try to conquer Europe" thing doesn't work too well in real life. They settled for being the best there is at maritime diesel engines (which has apparently made them very wealthy.)

[@rexthewolf3149]

@@alaeriia01Nah the Germans realized it was smarter to go for an economic victory rather than a military victory.

[@D_4_N_]

The Baden-Wurttemburg joke was flawless

[@katashworth41]

Obviously it’s not abandoned, but it was great fun going to Singapore about 6 weeks after the 2016 race. The garage signs were still up and there things like the driver pen left. Of the garage doors that were open I can confirm that Red Bull don’t clean their floors. Was fun standing on pole position.

[@MrVsGarage]

That's pretty cool! How close could you get to the garages?

[@katashworth41]

@@MrVsGarage Could walk right down the pit lane, couldn’t get in. I do have a picture of myself doing my best Ted Kravitz impression outside Jenson’s garage (sandals, notebook, clearly knackered).

[@AdmiralRex]

GREEN SCREEN MAN IS ON THE ROAD!

[@MrVsGarage]

Don't worry. All virtual road laws were obeyed in the making of this video

[@TusharSundarka]

That Helmut Marko bit is something out of a Marvel villain's backstory

[@LathropLdST]

Ahh I see you mentiobed Palpatine's eviller brother...

[@arthuralford]

Back then, helmet visors weren't very thick. After Marko's accident, helmet makers started using thicker materials

[@A.F.Whitepigeon]

Right down to the name: Helmut Zemo meets Cain Marko.

[@thegaz-man]

As someone from Adelaide, I've walked the old GP route many a time (they still hold touring car races on a shorter layout) They've actually blocked the road coming out of turn 5 for public use, I'm assuming specifically so people don't hoon around the racing layout, and the pit straight is locked behind gates most of the time. Can still walk and bike through, mind. Oh, also, the hairpin hosts the only double roundabout in the city which, I kid you not, is actually way less dangerous when in the racing configuration.

[@greg_one_izm]

Fellow Adelaide born and raised, never got to experience the f1 here but I have driven that hairpin MANY times and can confidently confirm that double roundabout is an actual meat grinder during peak hour traffic.. Doesn't help that it resides on the wealthier side of town, so the main people using the roundabout are rich assholes in massive audi/bimmer tanks who forgot how to use an indicator and don't care to give way correctly lol

[@leonbosener3646]

MR.V Baden Württemberg joke before gta 6. Did not expect that😂😂

[@GamMngitSssEmoTionaL5953]

Get grip with all this before GTA 6 came out guess what GTA 5 come out before GTA 6 😂😂 this saying is completely and utterly pointless and meaningless your a disgrace to the GTA community 🙏

[@sneakery1657]

No way you know of "Nett hier, aber waren Sie schon mal in Baden-Wüttemberg"... How, just how do you know such a niche joke 😂

[@MrVsGarage]

1. You see those stickers everywhere in London 2. My part German girlfriend introduced me to the joke

[@maxs6431]

@@MrVsGarage omg i love your girlfrie... no, wait. F#ck. War nett hier.

[@charlesdarwin7253]

@@MrVsGarage Is she from East Germany, or Germany?

[@DjBonsay83]

I'm from Baden-Württemberg.. and i don't understand this "joke"

[@hiimanna2690]

@@DjBonsay83 man the stickers are everywhere probably not funny to you right here but imagine being in hawaii and seeing "nett hier" on a fence right in front of you

[@RCracer7223]

If Circuit Prince George is free to the public, we really need iRacing to go scan it. It wouldn't cost them much and give them to opportunity to do another "throwback" track.

[@Zadlo14]

It was abandoned because it was seemed to be too short for F1. The circuit is 3.92 km long which would correspond to 78-lap F1 race.

[@RCracer7223]

@@Zadlo14 Would still make for a fun track with GT cars or smaller cars such as the Toyota 86 or the Clio.

[@simonthorup-z7j]

YES!! do a vlog where you drive to all or some of these locations. i would love to see that❤

[@MrVsGarage]

The Europe roadtrip is in the works!! Not sure exactly when but it's definitely going to happen

[@DerbyshireBangers]

17:40 There's at least 2 race tracks in England which you can freely drive around the entirety of in a car at any time btw. Also it's been known that if you time it right and ask very nicely, the security have allowed people to drive the entire old Grand Prix layout at Aintree.

[@robin_marriott]

Physically going to these old circuits is a cool experience. A couple of years ago I went to Reims-Gueux and I’ve just come back from a long trip where I went to the Norisring, Imola, Fiorano, both old and new Monza, old and new Hockenheim, Solitudering, Nurburgring GP and the Nordschleife. Lots of stuff to see, and lots of history to take in. As for the UK, you can visit and drive on some stuff free like Oliver’s Mount and Davidstow, which was used for Formula One races (although there’s nothing to see).

[@liamgbooth]

13:26 Another interesting fact about that race. It is the only race a woman has ever scored. Lella Lombardi. She finished 6th so scored half a point.

[@Hendrik613]

3:51 Das war sehr gut und den Witz hab ich nicht erwartet 😂😂😂

[@andrej_delany3225]

there is a west london, it's called "London".

[@MrVsGarage]

I suppose I can't argue with that. It's a shame that way of naming things didn't catch on, we could have had the US city "West York" or the Australian province "South South Wales"

[@kimreinikainen]

If London is London, i think East London should be South London instead of East London. London London London London London London.

[@Rob2]

@@MrVsGarage West London would be London, Ontario...

[@bobmcgod5214]

@Rob2 London, Ontario is called Fake London.

[@Rob2]

@@bobmcgod5214 They even have a Fake Thames!

[@architgupta5703]

Do not plough your SUV into a child's kart

[@MrVsGarage]

I think we can all agree this is a good motto to live by

[@bobmcgod5214]

Don't worry, the track is in South Africa, so your SUV won't have any fuel in it due to the blackouts. The children will be safe.

[@malesimap]

@@bobmcgod5214 Lol blackouts make SUV's run out of fuel???

[@arthuralford]

The 1984 Dallas Grand Prix used the service roads and parking lots of Fair Park, which is the home of the Texas State Fair and the Cotton Bowl stadium. It was only used for one GP, and for reasons from noise complaints to financial shenanigans to the track breaking up all weekend to "Who the hell runs an F1 race in mid-summer?" it never was used again. During the fair, you can walk through the park and follow the path of were the track ran, in October when the weather's bearable

[@THEAilin]

3:51 NO WAY HAHAHA this actually made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂 Proud to be born in Baden-Württemberg!

[@Duncanofficial.]

8:09 if no longer go after a gap that exist, you are no longer a racing driver 🤣

[@MrOmgwtflmfao]

Great to see your channel grow! Great video also!

[@thelad3041]

Started watching with the wacky points systems video, have been a huge fan since. Such a refreshing take on F1 content! Keep it up V

[@matthewwalker6397]

Your passion makes this video so friggin good!

[@robertfreeman7906]

One you missed, the Singapore GP from 66 to 73 on Thomson Road, although now part of it has been replaced by a dual carriageway, part of it still exists as the Old Upper Thompson Road which I road on my motorbike when I lived there and it is very narrow

[@JCCyC]

Video suggestion: abandoned tracks used only in non-championship races. Like Crystal Park, Montlhéry, Gávea, Syracuse -- that last one was the only shared win by virtue of a *dead heat!*

[@HarveyLoca]

nice work, definitely these places in my bucklet list

[@crazycjk]

This was extremely interesting! Reims-Gueux looks the most appealing to visit honestly, love how it's maintained. How cool.

[@YLFNFB]

AVUS somehow was referenced in Need For Speed ProStreet as a circuit named "Autobahnring". You can see the reference from the "EA Motel" building after the heavily-banked corner.

[@patrakowiatrako3014]

I think that when it comes to old tracks you can visit, Brooklands is worth mentioning- Althought it was never used in F1, the track held British GP two times, it's a nice play to visit- they even have some old F1 cars on display, there's also 2007 Mclaren MP4-21 turned into a simulator

[@Skopji]

I'm insulted that you didn't mention the track that everyone can visit! Just drive down to your local supermarket and you can experience the Ceasars Palace Grand Prix!

[@minime9990]

God damn Mr.V you do pick the topics I didn't know I needed to know

[@Quintinohthree]

So on AVUS you missed out the actual postwar south curve which is actually about halfway up the original length. The section you showed was a never used section partially built but never completed before the war. The postwar south curve was a hairpin turning off to the right slightly before the Hüttenweg junction before turning left across the road and median to a section widened on the other side. It appears the section on the approach has been demolished recently leaving only a clearing in the trees and a median that suddenly transitions to asfalt coming from the south as evidence.

[@theF_Zone]

I always love telling people I've driven on an old F1 track

[@vDomMusic]

This has become one of my favourite F1 channels. I really do hope you can find the funds to maybe visit these and give us an IRL tour! It would have been nice to see some stats on screen like last winner and how many times it was raced on etc. :)

[@Nikoxion]

Looking forward to more Mr V's tour guide videos!

[@wildmax_playz]

Yoooo this is by far the juciest video !!! all the history, that insanely tedious animations and editing !! Also congrats on the sponsor!! keep it up big man, your videos are always awesome

[@Matteo-zd5ew]

Nett hier. Aber waren Sie schon mal in Baden-Württemberg?

[@MatthiaGryffine]

Yeah, having you visit these places would be awesome

[@BaseballFan31]

10:28 “no more tires for you!” Had me dying💀

[@makmat400]

You can visit Sochi 4 free, it's just a park nowadays but with all lines and curbs (without walls)

[@davidcalafell4329]

Hey Mr V, I am from Barcelona and I really enjoy your content. If you ever come to Barcelona I could show you around Montjuic. There is some cool stuff in honour of the old circuit

[@MrVsGarage]

Hello! I used to live in Barcelona in Eixample so I've been to Montjuic many times already!

[@davidcalafell4329]

@@MrVsGarageThat's cool :) With so much history in F1, it's sad to see that it's track will be replaced by another street circuit, even if the Barcelona-Catalunya track is the most average on the calendar.

[@ianemms66]

I've walked around the old track at Crystal Palace, that was a cool experience imagining racing cars and drivers to have been around there.

[@misterbag2030]

17:05 Is that the makeshift track from Forza Horizon 4??? All of those corners look identical to what they have in game, I never knew it was based off a real place though. That's awesome!

[@donkaichik]

Went to sochi this summer, the track has no barriers, only curbs and the asphalt paint left, you can just take a bicycle or a scooter and drive around, maybe just walk, really nice and fun experience, there's also 2 karting tracks near it

[@Thecanopyperson]

i was at reims today, its crazy how the pitbox still looks great. you can still see al the advertisments

[@huti_3527]

5:20 fun fact: you can actually see this hotel and some of AVUS in the 2004 Matt Damon action film The Bourne Supremacy

[@filipeftx]

I used to live at one of the streets of the Gávea street circuit, in Rio de Janeiro. It was used from 1933 to 1954 (sadly, never used at a F1 championship) and it had some crazy features: - 11km - more than 100 curves - tram tracks - a beautiful sinuous climb between the mountain and the sea - a 170 meters high descent full of super tight hairpins (the circuit's nickname was Devil's Springboard) - cobblestones - a canal right next to one of the straights (and occasionally cars would end up into it) And the cool thing is that all the streets are still there, totally driveable (no tram tracks anymore though, but the canal and the climbs are still there)

[@JCCyC]

More abandoned pieces of still-existing circuits: Ocean Blvd and the crazy Linden Ave drop at Long Beach; the high-speed section in Buenos Aires; the old backstraight and parts of the infield in Interlagos.

[@bartu1175]

What about Adelaide? The place isn’t abandoned, but Valencia or Reims isn’t either?

[@ouilson7936]

As a french person, the way you said "Reims-Gueux" made me laugh a bit and cry a lot

[@cameronpetie8318]

On the way to Magny Cours in 2008 to watch the last Grand Prix there, we stopped at the old Rouen circuit. That was a great little experience.

[@smx1bdn]

I live in Barcelona very close to Montjuic and drive around many times and I always think it's amazing that it used to be a race track. Also I was in Valencia a couple of years ago and while trying to see how to enter on foot, I saw a car inside, I asked them and they told me about an opening on the fences where you "can" enter with your car, so I was even to do a couple of turns, although it was quite full of debris and didn't want to get a puncture

[@simontravers2715]

The coastal long streets of 1-time F1 track Pescara look lovely, that’s a recommendation (Jarno Trulli was born there too)

[@willy5169]

There is one more abandoned track close to Barcelona (42 km away), while is not a F1 track because it didn't exist yet, the Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar hosted the 1923 Spanish Grand Prix. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_de_Sitges-Terramar

[@model.train.layouts]

17:35 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJapeauQq8ygha8 - England's Nurburgring - The Public Road That's Also a Race Track - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - Auto Shenanigans

[@Ltdo007]

17:18 i think i can see my house from there Also, that track is where i learnt to drive

[@gammaphonic]

Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough is a sort of similar situation to East London. It’s an active race track that you can just drive onto. For free. It’s technically a street circuit made of public roads but it’s situated entirely within a park on a big hill, so it’s not really the same as driving round Monaco or Las Vegas. It’s not exactly FIA grade 1 though. It’s only used for bikes, both motor and pedal variety. But still.

[@Vikdrouk]

The fact that I'm spanish (from Barcelona to be more precise) and I'm watching this just after my trip to Valencia in which i saw the main straight and the harbour blows my mind.

[@markhobson1777]

If you go to Scarborough, you can drive on Oliver’s mount circuit anytime, as long as there’s no racing, free of charge! It’s public road and has great views over the town. Ok it’s a bike circuit but all the greats have raced there

[@MoreThan7Digits]

The Marko story actually shocked the socks off of my blocks

[@MrVsGarage]

Do your blocks often wear socks?

[@MoreThan7Digits]

@@MrVsGarage idk

[@Elexic]

8:44 "hes done it again this guy"

[@Blockhead-lc6fr]

I passed through Reims a couple weeks ago and its so weird seeing grandstands and a pit building just on the side of a random road

[@OhDearTheBier]

A quick shoutout to Clermont-Ferrands... I have driven that track on the simulator in the 1973 Lotus and my god it is a BLAST to drive! Obviously with the safety net of not actually racing there it most certainly does cover up the fact that it was really dangerous and quoted by Jackie Stewart to be "the small/little Nürburging". If I remember correctly drivers back in the day as you know were tough old cookies actually became sick when driving this circuit and some even vomitting due to the extensive change of elevation, bumps and twistyness of the track. An incredibly fun and tough track to drive though when you don't have to worry about any real life shenanigans!

[@JSmith19858]

Montjuic also hosted motorcycle endurance races in to the 1980s. It's how the Laverda Montjuic got it's name. You can drive around Oliver's Mount and Aberdare Park. They're open parkland roads

[@sdstewart87]

Lets not forget Montjuic Park was originally not even going to go ahead in '75 because the armco barriers weren't even secured in place. The teams themselves sent crews out to secure the barriers because the organisers weren't going to do anything about it and drivers, led by Fittipaldi, were refusing to race. Crazy times

[@Groggers96]

If you go to Crystal Palace in London, you can see the remnants of the old crystal palace circuit. They sometimes do time trial on it, or so Ive heard. It was used in the f2 championship, and they even had f1 cars race there, although I am not sure if it was a championship round, as opposed to just a race.

[@stevegillies1687]

would love to see you visit charade, looks like plenty of medium speed corners you could enjoy ;)

[@MrChippinator]

You can just drive onto the Montreal Grand Prix track too. It’s kinda crazy tbh especially considering it’s a current F1 circuit. Best to do it by bike though as there is a strict speed limit enforced in a car.

[@02bluehawk]

An interesting video you could do with idea of old tracks is which former f1 track would be the best to bring back to Callender. Personally I'm thinking watkins glen

[@eggsbenjamin]

well made video instant sub

[@paulhamilton6109]

5:09 it is the route used for races after the destruction of the banking the original route is located a little further away and nothing remains of it

[@xene_o_o]

that "Nett here" caught me completly offguard xDDD

[@alexjo9673]

I was in Berlin a few weeks ago and wgile driving home I had to use the Avus. I was impressed by the grandstands and had to stop and google why they are here. Very nice

[@mgm418871]

Rouen Les Essarts in france could also count as abandoned

[@wabba67]

Indeed, it closed in 1994. Was waiting for it to pop up in the video.

[@jorowi]

This is a splendid video.

[@davidraffaelli4948]

This is a bit of me this video. I’m a runner and currently on a quest to run races around as many F1 circuits as possible - have competed at events round Silverstone, Zandvoort, Monza and Spa so far, with hopefully Catalunya next year. The odd Strava around an old circuit for free is also welcome 😊

[@eddeduck]

Ahhh Circuits of the past. I feel like there should be an entire chanel dedicated to these 'Circuits of the past'

[@alonsista2457]

I recently went on holiday to Valencia and visited the circuit. The marina is beautiful and full of people and atmosphere, but the final section is pitiful, in addition to the poverty and risk you can suffer.

[@benjarsenault]

Nobody: AVUS: WHEEEEE!

[@carspn1]

Had no idea about Marko, crazy story!

[@WillW995]

I know it's not an F1 circuit, but you can drive the entirety of Bathurst in Australia in the same way as East London - and it is absolutely awesome

[@malesimap]

wow I'm from South Africa and i didn't know about the East London Circuit. I'm definitely gonna check it out !!

[@MrSparkefrostie]

As a south African and your comments on east london.....makes me want to go there and see, my initial idea was that i found there was a track in walking distance from where I live, not f1 but a track and i am sure i can still see what i believe to be a corner on aerial view, but its private property....

[@bfapple]

Argh. I was in Barcelona last year - walking the Montjuic circuit - but had no idea about Pedralbes.

[@beyondcitylimits]

You can drive/walk the majority of the Adelaide Street Circuit too.

[@ChinoKawaii1021]

I know it's technically not F1, but the same cars and drivers raced in Czechia in 1948 on the Masaryk circuit, which was public roads, and they still exist to this day, the pit boxes are still there and there is a corner named after Farina you can drive most of the original circuit and there are some good parts in there

[@Wolemid]

4mins in and I’ve already subscribed

[@metronorthfoamer4085]

I’d like to see a hot lap of the Prince George circuit honestly

[@TheJudge2017]

Make a video about the perfect F1 schedule with the best tracks across history. Maybe try for one track per decade

[@AdamHinckley]

there's one at Aintree which is now abandoned, the very same place where the horse racing takes place, think there's still few areas where you can still see the old track

[@andresp.1774]

Incoming Mr V South Africa vlog!!

[@yeaggermiester]

I went and looked at the remains if Valencia last time I was there. The parts in the harbor are mostly city streets that you can walk down. A bunch of the western sectio. Is behind fences, but they're was some kind of homeless camp of tents inside.

[@SeverityOne]

We took a bus tour last March (2024) through Montjuïc (which basically means 'Jew Mountain'), and even though it's 50 years later, it seems like a very unlikely place to hold an F1 race. On the other hand, the centre of Barcelona is probably a little too busy. Wonderful city, though, well worth the visit. Just go in the low season.

[@alancommaille7789]

I took a turn at the Prince George Circuit in 2015, and as I got to the infield....yup....go karts!!!

[@Blank_nvm]

After watching Prince George part, I've got an amazing business idea.... track free of use, but with gas station as pits or smth and any damage need to be paid from drivers pocket