Exploring F1’s Ultimate Abandoned Race Track

[@maximumst]

Ignoring the obviously bent fence next to the locked gate where definitely no one trespasses into the old grandstands....

[@flozz2676]

I can tell you that I got over fine and explored the grandstands

[@BentleyWilkinson]

Aston Martion license plate KVI8? K-vi-eight? Kyviat? Hmmm.. tin foil hat mode enganged!

[@hienlongtran6130]

no barriers was hurt when doing this

[@StefanVeenstra]

@Hallison Michel Depends, are they American?

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

"tin foil hat mode enganged". Sounds like a Gang of Tin Roof Sundae Thieves robbery attempt was foiled, but, they are throwing a Birthday Party, anyway. With Hat-shaped Cake, a la mode.

[@nclparlade_random1179]

KVI8 BOH BOH BWOH BWOAH KVYAT AND KIMI

[@BentleyWilkinson]

@Hallison Michel I know his name is actually spelled Kvyat in the roman way. But it's funny how the english commentators added an extra "i" in the name and changed the letters around.

[@ragingrhino101]

You can tell Matt loves his job

[@WTF1official]

What makes you think that? 😉

[@Woopady115]

He’s also really darn good at it.

[@jeffreytam7684]

And Rory does not always love Matt’s job.

[@pepsimies3022]

But he's not paid enough

[@officialWWM]

What's not to love?

[@lvdhil]

Next up, Valencia street circuit

[@danielsivi-szabo2418]

LvdHil agree

[@HBTV1233]

Yeah! That would be awesome, I wanna see that!

[@dielegende9141]

Nah, just forget it

[@josevicentesanmartin2593]

Yeah! I'm from Valencia

[@DylanH441]

Yes

[@fkez0510]

how to tell that a youtuber doesn't do abandoned videos: *they don't climb over fences into restricted ares*

[@flozz2676]

I’ve walked up the stairs and they were fine

[@angelsone-five7912]

A bit of a woos.

[@1greenMitsi]

I mean what did the knob think was going to happen, the whole thing was going to collapse the very second he went in there?

[@alberto6169]

@@1greenMitsi I guess he just didn't wanna trespass on camera

[@brucew.5292]

This is killer, you guys are seriously upping the quality of content here. i'd subscribe a second time if I could, much love from across the pond.

[@Wongphee]

Bruce wayne

[@TomiVuori]

Could you visit Keimola before its gone. Its a track located just outside Helsinki Finland that was closed due to noise complaints... and now there's a motorway next to it. Edit: the observation tower is going to stay and some parts of the track are turned into normal roads. Edit 2: it wasn't used in F1 races but some famous F1 drivers did race there. For example Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, Keke Rosberg, Mika Häkkinen and Mika Salo.

[@insertname8889]

_logically_

[@TomiVuori]

@@insertname8889 the best thing about it is that the motorway goes to another major city Tampere. SMH

[@Jarvrally]

Ois mielenkiintoista kyl joo

[@97Flyer]

Eipä taida keimolassa olla radasta jäljellä yhtään mitään sen verran taloja täynnä näyttää olevan

[@rockzs74r]

Come on let's like this so they can see

[@patrickspence9440]

This is a really good series, a lot of historical interest, I'd love to see more. I would like to submit suggestions for some (probably unlikely) locations for the future - Aintree, British Grand Prix Zandvoort, Dutch Grand Prix Valencia Street Circuit, Spain (really unlikely) Buddh International, Delhi, India.

[@maxengland8331]

not all of them are abandoned, I saw racing at Zandvoort in the summer

[@DaanScap]

@@maxengland8331 Yes thats true. They still race at Zandvoort but on the 'new' layout. You can visit en recognize the old layout especially the Bos Uit corner. I've walked there.

[@patrickspence9440]

Ok. I know Zandvoort isn't abandoned. But I was thinking more for the Historical interest than it being abandoned... and technically neither is the Buddh International, Even though there hasn't been an international event since 2014, there has been "small local racing series" and public track days

[@DaanScap]

@@patrickspence9440 Zandvoort has a lot of history. It is a great circuit for F1 also for the future

[@v6i838]

Part of Aintree isn’t abandoned either. It’s often used for club race meetings. Also, the last corner no longer exists, sadly. Even though I know lots of the history of aintree anyway, it’d still be cool to see an episode on it. 🙂

[@Tomilan712]

Actually I’m very happy for an old abandoned building that I doesn’t have horrible tags everywhere. Good job whoever decided to preserve this marvelous place !

[@edlepilote3415]

I’m from Reims, and the guys taking care of it are painting a building every week so it is always beautiful

[@flodartify]

@@edlepilote3415 ils font ça bénévolement ou sont payés ? En tous cas, ces bâtiments font partie du patrimoine.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

"horrible tags". Say "Tag", with love and Paint a Bedazzled Dong and/or Vagina, today!

[@davesmith2194]

Waited far too long for this. Please make the next one a lot sooner. The potential to be the best series on KZbin. 👍👍👍👍

[@andrewcook4264]

Valencia, Imola, Zolder, Magny-Cours, Aintree would all be good tracks to visit! Love this series though waited ages for this

[@Chris5291_]

Awesome video! Very professional made without loosing its WTF1 „from fans for fans“ - touch. It’s the right balance between professional and loose so it feels very natural and not „forced“. It was very great to watch and really interesting, well done! :)

[@WTF1official]

Thank you so much!

[@RowRoRoYourBoat]

totally agree!! great video with nice production, good music and camera work. getting a bit of Top Gear vibes with the roadtrip part of the video Awesome guys!!

[@bandithimself6841]

Chris5291 losing*

[@sz5876]

@@bandithimself6841 exactly

[@lachlanbeythien1330]

The Aston Martin Vantage has got WTF1 Orange trim!

[@julianski09]

Matt when will F1 KZbinr Championship return?

[@speccyneek]

And Rage Kitchen?

[@zenqmeister]

it kinda returned but without him

[@leewat9068]

Neve😂

[@SimonSNB]

It won't

[@YeeTMan_real]

When they stop fitting dries on

[@lwmotorsport7647]

A few for more episodes: Brands Hatch, Great Britain Estoril, Portugal Watkins Glen, United States Valencia Street Circuit, Spain Imola, San Marino, Italy Korean International Circuit, South Korea Istanbul Park, Turkey Buddh International Circuit, India. I know at some of this tracks are still using with MotoGP and stuff but these would be cool places

[@mozilla2576]

This is the first of your videos that i have watched.....it was funny and fascinating at the same time. ''Am i gonna get shot?'' ....since you weren't in Texas....I think you were pretty safe. Great work!

[@cyberwb9949]

Next time the old monza track! Pleeasse 🙏🏻

[@ginothegameplayer]

I love these videos so much. A track i'd love to see on here is Watkins Glen International Raceway.

[@Kaneinja]

Still a very active track, i wouldn't exactly call it forgotten

[@spenceranderson2072]

Not forgotten in the slightest, still very very active

[@jrmiledriver88]

LarsonFan42 the original Grand Prix Track has many parts that are outside of the actual circuit used today

[@shawnwendt225]

@WTF1 I live in Upstate NY about 30 minutes from Watkins Glen International. If you ever come to visit (which I hope you do) please tell me. I am a huge fan and would love to meet you!!

[@ruination34]

It's too bad this series hasn't continued, I find this stuff fascinating.

[@seankane5768]

Covid I suppose

[@Arthurzeiro]

Rory managed to get some really nice shots, very creative and soothing angles, great work mate.

[@luca920]

This is the best entertainment I had today. That's why I subscribed. Thanks mate

[@seymourinit]

You should go to Brooklands and check out the tunnel under the banking there. It's the world's first motor racing circuit.

[@900108Chale]

Good one!

[@leumas75]

YES PLEASE!!!

[@romiarkan450]

Isn't the banking the only remains of the track?

[@notaname8140]

It's the world's first PURPOSE-BUILT auto racing circuit, Knoxville Raceway started hosting auto races in 1901, and the Milwaukee Mile has been hosting racing since 1903, those are the 2 oldest racing circuits still in existence since Brooklands wasn't built until 1907, but they were originally built as horse racing tracks in the 1800s and then converted so weren't purpose-built

[@seymourinit]

@@notaname8140 so it is the world's first motor racing circuit as I said. The other 2 can be considered as the worlds oldest horse racing tracks that cars have also raced on. Not really the same thing.

[@AdriCovers]

I had the chance to visit it last summer and it was a great experience. It is "possible" to get up those sketchy stairs and seat on the grandstands but you have to climb the wall on the right at 6:33 to get there, but for me it was worth the little risk as the view from up there is amazing.

[@LatvianBrasher]

The cave is where Verstappen was supposed to be locked in when he takes somebody out of the track.

[@Harrison244]

Latvian Brasher I'm just imagining him going down there just to find Max hiding 😂😂😂

[@aldored]

you should go to imola and pay respects to senna and roland ratsburger

[@samfitzpatrick7891]

Imola is stronger than ever

[@dielegende9141]

I don't quite think it's respectful to misspell "Ratzenberger" that badly

[@aldored]

my mistake. edited

[@Joshua.G06]

Aldored do it then

[@wic9kf8]

Joshua Garratt How? He can't spell his name.. lol

[@xander1052]

This was great, Love Reims, I'd love to see you visit AVUS or Pescara next, both are gloriously absurd!

[@dominuscircensis3645]

Visit the Südschleife at the Nürburgring if there are still remnants of it!

[@rockzs74r]

I remember some youtuber going there. I forget the channel I remember now, they are called GNARPM

[@DaniMacYo]

Wow this is so emotional and no it’s not the music. Just seeing the old grand stand and pit area and buildings and such. You can just imagine the classic cars and drivers driving passed. It’s incredible to see it looks like the 1960’s bar the new tarmac. Amazing to see.

[@rocket009able]

Whoever did those graphics did a fantastic job 👌

[@motorsportsvault8484]

yeah. Spent years trying to do stuff like that. Maybe I'm just bad.

[@joshkay3012]

I love this series, I’d enjoy seeing Matt drive round the old Spa track!

[@lucwijngaard8413]

I've been there once at the main straight and it's just a normal road. The pitboxes, stands and some other stuff are still there but I didn't know this much was still left....

[@NSBlanchi]

These videos, these places, not just old F1 tracks but most abandoned locations around the world, they fill me with a kind of emotion I can’t grasp. Especially with the music you added upon arriving at the track, it conveys it well. It’s probably the affiliation with how these places were once so full of life, so commonly used and relied on and now they’re just neglected and lost to time until another curious, or passionate person comes across once in a while to explore them.

[@DANLi_]

Explore more of abandoned F1 venues! I love this!

[@jameswg13]

As an archaeologist loving this series. Cannot wait to see more. Speaking of forgotten circuits few know about my home city held some f2 and f3 street races think in the 70's

[@generalalmirantepresidente2595]

Some years later ,finding the old Williams's factory

[@MisoElEven]

The only one they now seem to use...

[@900108Chale]

ROFL

[@giggsalvarez1239]

Very nice job Matt, as always! As a good Belgian, I would suggest to go explore the old Spa, there's quite some interesting pieces of track and memorabilia left out there in the Ardennes 😉

[@manuelpadilla1677]

Maybe you could visit some modern tracks that no longer exist like Valencia circuit (most likely) korea circuit, india circuit

[@liith4692]

Korea is still there I think

[@rockzs74r]

Just because they are not in F1 anymore doesn't mean it's not used. But we'll both now only host amateurs race

[@AndorFazekas]

Rouen-Les-Essarts .Another French track.

[@polostone8876]

But sadly nothing much to see anymore :(

[@alexeysmirnov472]

Magny-Cours? Why not

[@masonsparkle]

As Jimmy "Plz no punterino" Broadbent would put it... Zolder

[@epeli4585]

There was a testing day 2 days ago.

[@rcnumbers3562]

Zolder is still really active, its just not used as a F1-circuit

[@anthonygarden396]

I love the video of exploring the old track. I would love to see you explore Valencia. I know it's not a classic track but it was one of my favourites from recent times and I found it sad when they didn't go back to racing around that amazing track.

[@iansamuel5366]

This was filmed like 6 years ago wasn’t it? 😂😂 remembered seeing the insta posts 😂

[@dantheracer99]

Clearly not. That Aston Martin is near enough to be a new car.

[@nagow_360]

Yeah I remember the Instagram posts

[@iansamuel5366]

DanTheRacer22 I mean, considering the channel hasn’t been around that long, I think it’s obvious exaggeration of the truth, but hey 😂

[@dantheracer99]

@@iansamuel5366 Haha, well given that I've just gone to watch the first Forgotten Tracks feature at Hockenheim and they already had footage of the Reims pit buildings it would suggest that they filmed them at around the same time. Maybe 6 months was an accurate time gap!

[@WTF1official]

We wanted to put a lot of time and effort into this edit :)

[@darkice7992]

I don't really like to be born in France but there is one thing I can be glad of, it's the fact that I'm born in the city of this abandoned race track and I would love that this track open for 1 race, it could be amazing

[@lehtinen24]

Anyone getting an old school top gear vibe or is it just me?

[@minigungaming5915]

I was just thinking that!

[@Locormus2]

Must be the Aston Martin doing it.. 🤣 Clarkson would never go down a shaft like that.. xD

[@erisdiscordia1649]

@@Locormus2 No, but James May would probably

[@Locormus2]

@@erisdiscordia1649 Nah.. Track's too fast for him.. xD

[@dewalt1716]

9:11 Matty coming out with the banger tunes

[@mareksnopek9474]

I'd love to see the Casablanca circuit in Morocco. Great series, by the way.

[@kumastorm4690]

Wow i never expected a video on the circuit of my home town but here it is and it made me remember many memories about old car meetings here on the circuit. I remember that 90/2000 F1 cars was here sometimes and a lot of old race cars.

[@emilevanzyl4051]

Next Track Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is South Africa

[@hugoribeiro5473]

This video is in-saaane! BBC would have NEVER gone down that path, best coverage!

[@trippydrew8492]

"There's a moth coming towards me and it might be a ghost" Ahaha!!

[@flozz2676]

Went to Reims a week ago whilst traveling from Porto to Holland. Many thanks for informing me of what is still there to see was a great start to my morning and broke up the journey

[@MRaluy98]

Circuit de Montjuic (Barcelona)!!

[@jasonuk8333]

Driven it in a couple of sims and that seemed like a great circuit. Great surroundings, like Monaco, but a much better track for racing.

[@MRaluy98]

@@jasonuk8333 And really dangerous also. I have been there several times and yeah, amazing layout. At the end they deleted it from the calendar because it wasn't safe at all

[@fone5003]

3:35 No, Matt! Don't sleep in the car when there's an F1 Themed hotel bed right next to you!

[@isaaclyonsf1]

I've been waiting for this!

[@jorgearria5973]

If I were to have the opportunity to buy anything. I would buy abandon race tracks and turn them into grade 1 circuits

[@joeyslats31]

Next? Well it has to be Monza, get the Aston up on the banking. Also history is awesome.

[@jasonuk8333]

Nice to see some of F1's history covered. Good job. Future tracks it would be nice to see visited would be: Rouen-Les-Essarts, Charade (part of it is still a track, but most of the old F1 circuit reverted to public roads), Montjuic and Pedralbes (both in Barcelona so a 2 for 1 visit!), Nivelles-Baulers, Bremgarten, Ain-Diab, Adelaide. Some only abandoned by F1 circuits: Mosport, Mont-Tremblant, Buenos Aires, Dijon, Jarama, East London, Anderstorp, Aida.

[@sewashburn0529]

It looks like it has fared better since its closing than North Wilksboro.

[@jeremymenchaca]

North Wilksboro is under restoration.

[@maxgrime3902]

When I went back in 2015 my mate climbed over the green fence and found a full archery range set up in there. Also, as it was a windy day, unfortunatley I watched one of the 'Calvaire' posts fall over (Poste No.2) would be nice to know if it was ever fixed and put back. Such an amazing place.

[@boneshaker744]

6:37 my little brother when I lock my bedroom's door

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

“For our own safety”

[@LesConneriesDeNomar]

I live in Reims, all septembers we have a celebration day with lots of cars, it's fantastic !

[@daniel4726]

Technicly in Brno we have old f1 track too, there was race in 1948, it wasnt f1 but the cars were basicly F1 its the Masaryk circuit

[@MDDeGrande1994]

They raced there in the 1930s as well

[@nicholasmarshall3191]

I went there in 2002. Great experience, but prior to the signage being repainted.

[@thegoalie5233]

Come on Matty Matt, who's the girl on your phone's screen saver at 7:35?

[@WTF1official]

His girlfriend 😂

[@Officialvarietysound]

Lol matt does not have a girlfriend

[@callumbree9759]

bowser1 he does follow his Instagram

[@Officialvarietysound]

No 👎

[@harshrangwani3424]

He has a girlfriend, he posted a pic of her in an Instagram Q n A.

[@theartmanable]

I was a casual f1 tv audience, just trying to be a full-time fans in 2017, and dunno why, seeing this old pit straight makes me tearing up

[@thomasdarthfifa6340]

Maybe zolder next time The place were Villeneuve died😭

[@reinracing8002]

Thomas Maene that’s a good one, i raced there a few times and its a pretty dangerous but fun track

[@B0B_BELCHER]

Südschleife next, please :) And in case you're already there, visit the Steilstrecke at the Nordschleife ;)

[@KFox210]

Nivelles-Baulers former track now its home to trees and a business park

[@ashbentley2627]

This series really needs to be continued!

[@robertpayne1838]

TBH you could have done 13 minutes of sexy Aston Martin shots and I don’t think anyone would have cared. Such a sexy car 😍😍

[@stpnascar]

The Detroit Grand Prix when they raced in downtown Detroit from ‘82-‘88. My parents went to the ‘87 race!!!!

[@sdx3918]

Can you do AVUS circuit the fastest track Ever used by f1 at Germany

[@Bandit-Darville]

I'd like to see that one too.

[@pz189]

Urban exploring and F1 is a great combination

[@DeployTheDRS]

“Did they have pens back then?” Bottom of screen: _Invented in 3000BC_ I mean...

[@idkwhattoputhere4695]

Oh hello there!

[@rheinlandmotorsport4159]

Made a Daytrip to Reims in 2013. I see, a lot has changed since then. When I was there, you still could sit on the grandstands and the where closed and didn't even have windows.

[@mfd1022]

Into the pits we must go. Ee eye ee eye ee eye oh

[@guy8806]

Go Keimola plz I missed it so much! I know I'm just a kid but when I saw it back in the day I can feel the nostalgia inside my heart

[@alfiewilkes9035]

Hey guys it's ruby tube back with another 3 am video art the spooky hour!!!!

[@jozsef300]

Imagine if the Drivers who died in this circuit were huanting down there

[@dane279]

You could do Aintree, there’s still most of the circuit left.

[@mateozoretic5284]

Go to the dead meme of Raidillon

[@MastaMS21]

As a French who lives not that far from Reims, it warms my heart to see this video. Even if I didn't come there yet but I've definitely planned to do it this year 🙂 Hope you will visit the old Spa-Francorchamps in a near future. P.S : your Reims pronunciations cracks me up 😆

[@tabaksmozaiekvirus1715]

I have stayed in that hotel, or at least i'm pretty sure

[@finley_parker]

I know it's not necesserily an F1 track, but a visit to the remaining parts of the Sudschliefe could be an awesome addition to this series!

[@twobrokenears4430]

Zoo wee mama!

[@vkanthems6744]

Jacarepaguá Circuit was demolished. A new circuit was builden in Rio de Janeiro.

[@daleearnhardtsmustache3984]

*REIMS-GUEX still cancelled soz*

[@andreataccani5286]

You should go to the Autodromo Casale Monferrato. It was built in the seventies, great drivers raced there, even if not used in F1. Arturo Merzario helds the track record.

[@williamkuebler5775]

Brooklands

[@Bandit-Darville]

This.

[@xigxav_]

Awsome have seen driven on some of it

[@badmancam007]

Great episode really enjoyed it. One of my bucket list places to visit one day. Should do next episode on Pau F1 circuit

[@joshgarvin5980]

You should absolutely come to the Longford formula 1 track from the 60s. It’s a little known one but is one of the most beautiful, scenic and dangerous tracks of the time!

[@nephlimjedi4741]

I'd say, make up a list with all forgotten tracks and make a poll out of it. That's easier than suggesting, plus that way you can make a list of the most popular and tick those off.

[@Bg518albs]

Crazy one (you can actually do a whole series of these, the forgotten (and/or now IndyCar) Grand Prix circuits of North America. The US alone has like 6 that I can think of (Watkins Glen, Detroit Street Circuit, Phoenix Street Circuit, Las Vegas/Caesars Palace, Sebring).

[@ameyvaijapurkar8187]

Please bring this series back

[@leoverrilli7498]

Next, you should come to visit Adelaide and explore Victoria park where the f1 race was

[@seanbretherick5517]

I can't wait for these to return

[@noahlehmann457]

Bro we need more of this series

[@benjamindegryse8986]

that 3D effect with the old pics are super convenient

[@Ofitus21]

If you ever go to Spain, Montjuic is a must. Such a fantastic race track

[@900108Chale]

Ohhh yes that circuit was wonderful!

[@G3org1102]

This series is simply awesome! I love to learn about those old tracks. I've already been to Reims but didn't manage to visit the track. Guess I'll have to do that one day :) For one of the next videos, I would like to see a more recent track: Valencia (European Grand Prix). I heard that its state is rather awful and would love to see what's exactly behind that.

[@minimoorey]

Really great video! Kept me interested the whole way through. Try and visit Brooklands for the next one

[@jd7130]

You have to visit Rouen les Essarts, my hometown. No more grandstands of some sort but you can still drive most of the original track and it's great fun! L'épingle du Nouveau Monde is such an epic corner