Improving the French Grand Prix (we probably don't need to)

[@simdane5898]

The Clarkson solution: Award 5 championship points to whoever commits dangerous driving

[@pablorudd3072]

So haas will actually score points

[@m1k39]

Lmao

[@vartija5646]

Yes please

[@rigf1997]

mazepin for champion!

[@theeasternhorizon1365]

I agree

[@kre4ture218]

170 different layouts? 54 Laps of racing? Just randomize the layout for every single lap of the race

[@gregherrmann5090]

Imagine the drivers would need to know every configuration in the right lap and they would have to be careful not to hit each other 😂

[@vaillant_500]

Imagine if we have real life "dynamic layout" racing just like GRID 2's Liveroutes mode

[@azzurirodrinata7646]

Its rallying all over again

[@djcarrotking]

Change the layout twice a lap

[@devandrasimanjuntak1646]

reminds me of a game called split second.

[@gregherrmann5090]

The only thing that makes every track better is a close championship fight

[@NyanKatGrrrl]

Except Monaco, no saving that one

[@kubaszymczuk83]

@@NyanKatGrrrl And Spain

[@peppamintyy]

So true

[@Nathan-F1]

@@NyanKatGrrrl Monaco isn’t even bad the only problem is it’s harder to overtake but other than that it’s a good circuit

[@cookien0rookie356]

@@Nathan-F1 yea that's the exact problem with monaco it's just an oversized kart track imo

[@ThaCampinDutchman]

"I just wasted everyones time." That's what you do in every video Josh... Nothing new there, c'mon mate. ;-p

[@_aataNi]

damn

[@Runner_in_the_dark]

And yet we still watch

[@ThaCampinDutchman]

@@Runner_in_the_dark It's the charisma and confidence he puts in his time wasting. We're sheep I tell you, SHEEP! XD

[@robertjackson8728]

Well,he is from NZ you know...

[@esmac7807]

"The Valtteri Bottas of F1 circuits" - Probably the most accurate thing i've ever heard

[@mitchell-wallisforce7859]

Probably the most spot on description of both entities I've heard or seen, ever.

[@TetraDax]

That Helmut Marko joke was fucking cruel, I loved it

[@frigideair7451]

Paul Ricard, like Barcelona, is a complete circuit, this is why teams like to test their cars there, and the races on this kind of tracks will most of the time reflect the hierarchy of the teams. If mercedes completly dominates the championship the race would be boring, but when there is a fight for the chiamponship the race is exciting, like this year.

[@khsjdhskdin]

That’s why Spain and France where good races

[@imaduckinspace8138]

Why what you just say seems absolutely logic, but no one mentionned it ?

[@novai6554]

Complete except for elevation change

[@tonywilson4713]

Actually he's wrong there isn't 167 ways to configure Paul Richard there's over 300. What he most likely means is there are 167 "practical configurations." In the first section there's 2 practical short cuts to the back straight. There's 3 ways to do the first 2 corners and 2 ways to get to the back straight 3 x 2 + 2 =8. There's at least 7 ways to run the chicanes in the Mistral 7x8 = 56. There's 2 ways at the end of Mistral 2x56=112. There's 3 ways to run the final complex for 336 configurations. My bet is that some of the ways to run the Mistral Chicane are simply impractical which reduces that number a lot.

[@SharlesIII]

Wrong comment section bro go to the f1 channels

[@demioxdtouring]

here's my idea: every 2 laps, a 1998 Renault Megane is put on the track at top speed going the fastest route

[@ELSTERLING]

Seriously, how does everyone forget how abysmal on-track action tended to be at Magny Cours? It was nothing but low and medium speed chicanes all around after the hairpin. (Also, please drop the obnoxious tweet whistle sound effect, it really grates.)

[@killbillvol69]

+1 to that last sentence.

[@ScrollsofSombra]

Boomers. Both of you. Shut up.

[@wabba67]

It's the usual case of the good old days (which weren't very good) being better than what we have now.

[@HeavyMetalMonkey]

So like Monza, Canada, and old Albert Park? Want to make a classic F1 track? Straight, chicane, straight, chicane, straight, chicane. Add one or two corners of mild importance and, boom, F1 will go there every year for centuries.

[@ELSTERLING]

@@HeavyMetalMonkey Nothing like them, no. We're talking an average of a 150m run between chicaines which is nowhere near enough time to draw alongside. It's more like narrower Sochi with fake grass. Good track design is significantly more complicated than straight > chicane too. Also, Albert Park is mostly memorable for hosting season openers which obscures the fact that it's one of the hardest tracks to pass on in all of F1 according to the teams.

[@TheFrankvHoof]

"Where are the Strolls going to land their jets?" On what's normally the start-finish straight, of course.

[@callumgolding7191]

Oof here 20 seconds after uploading 🔥 much love from England my dude love the content!

[@yakheen581]

Is it gonna come home?

[@zach-ipsf1]

@@yakheen581 Yes

[@yakheen581]

@@zach-ipsf1 you sure about that?

[@callumgolding7191]

@@yakheen581 is it fuck 😂😂

[@zach-ipsf1]

@@yakheen581 We can beat Germany

[@BoxInThisLapVR46]

Do a video on HRT,Virgin and Caterham

[@AutumnKitty1]

agree

[@MSportsEngineering]

This would be great

[@dbabu51]

HORRIBLE RACING TEAM HORMONE REPLACEMENR TEAM

[@maxthai]

My improvements: T4: Make it a sharper corner and a heavier braking zone. T8-9: Staightline the chicane. T10: Widen the corner and bank the sh*t out of T10 and T11. This section must be flat out. T12: Tighten it up, essentially making it a hairpin. The insane speed from T11 will create daring divebombs. Last Corner: Make the hairpin run right up against the wall, like T13 Singapore.

[@hierismilan8614]

Let’s do another race on Spa. They speek French there right?

[@spark6669]

Nailing it once again Josh! Can’t wait for the Sochi version ;)

[@jorgemora9354]

*nukes*

[@spark6669]

@@jorgemora9354 all of them, all of the nukes

[@MostlyRacing]

I really don't get this sudden desire to go back to Magny Cours. Track is narrower and with fewer places to overtake than PR. With so much downforce being trimmed off the cars next year, Paul Ricard should be pretty good again

[@ShimmeringSpectrum]

Given the variety of layouts available, just have support series that run on different layouts during the same weekend to make the entire race weekend more interesting overall.

[@Dasspapirfly]

Paint blue lines on the track as well and see if the drivers manage to keep on track, as an added bonus it will be even more horrible to look at.

[@Redskies453]

Put the red sandpaper through turn 1 to make it into a nine-stopper. Blue sky thinking baby!

[@jmhofmeyr]

Ive done allot of photo shoots for Porsche and Lambo at Kaylami( the same guy who imports those cars owns Kaylami) and I can honestly say it is WORLD class...feels like you standing on a European circuit, and its a proper drivers track, one corner into the next.

[@ILOVEKITTYCATS928]

0:02 missed opportunity to put Banana Leclerc

[@oddyoda6443]

Similar to other ideas, but more proper: Joker lap required on ONE different layout, which changes each race. Possibly we run a layout without turns 4-7 normally, and the current layout becomes the joker layout

[@salmanazam9444]

The best improvement that can be made to the French GP is to hold it at de La Sarthe. And even that might be fraught with issues...

[@4GRJ]

Like the cars literally dying?

[@ELSTERLING]

Yeah, I'd love to see it but it's simply too long of a track to be feasible. The race would be only 23 - 24 laps long meaning a 2 lap safety car deployment would eat up almost 10% of the running distance. Also, if an accident happened in the first four corners we might be left waiting for four to five minutes at VSC speeds just for the leaders to come back around and meet the SC. As it is IIRC the 24 Hours has to use multiple safety cars for different parts of the track. Add to that the issues of getting an adequate number of marshals, the right medical vehicle response times and so forth that F1 requires would be hugely complicated. The icing on the cake is that TV coverage would be messy at bare minimum because it's extremely hard to have and to direct enough cameras to span the track and there's definitely threat of the perpetual issue of Monaco, Le Mans coverage and as used to happen with French GP coverage at Magny Cours where there's an independent French team directing it all that, A - Isn't particularly good, and B - Spends a suspiciously long time focusing only on the French entries even if they're not doing much or particularly competitive.

[@myk1137]

All the engines would die after just 1 lap LOL!

[@LupusAries]

@@ELSTERLING Le Mans takes care of that by having multiple safety cars and slow zones. The latter is something that F1 should investitgate. As far as a 2lap SC deplyoment, you wouldn't really need that, as at SC pace a Le Mans lap is longer than 5 minutes. As for the TV coverage, it isn't that bad, well if you go to the commentary free livestream and turn Radio Le Mans on....on that note, have Hindy and crew cover the race. As for how it would work, well....Pcars had their Formula A (2011/2012 F1 Car lookalike) race there in Career mode. It had some crazy combos like Formula A at Bathurst, as well as LMP1 there, oh and LMP1 at Monaco/Azure Circuit! :D :D I knew why I was driving the ALMS equivalent (Watkins Glen, Sonoma, Laguna Seca and Road America, although supposedly Brno is in it as well) ;) LMP1 in Monaco is just horrifying. ;) :D

[@acid1910]

Even before this GP I loved Paul Ricard. Such a cool track to drive, and this GP has now proven that boredom wasn't caused by the track, but by the cars.

[@djdewaal289]

Dromo did overhaul/reprofile the camber in all corners except turn 10

[@georgistoqnov937]

Make video about Felipe Massa or Helio Castroneves. P.S. great job you really improved since last year!

[@lessardo87]

4:07 is the greatest image ever created

[@dylondylondylondylondylon5]

That layout by Lemi Manden looks pretty damn solid. Give that man a cookie!

[@benjaminboodhun8589]

I think that Paul Ricard could be a great curcuit. The main problem is that cars have a hard time following each other due to dirty air (especially in sector 3). The new regulations will make this less of an issue and provide more overtaking opportunities, at places like turn 1, the mistral chicane and turn 11. I wouldn't be surprised if next years race gives us as good, if not better entertainement than this years race.

[@myk1137]

1.Use the lower chicane instead of the current Turn 1-2 2.Get rid of Turn 3-4-5 and make it a big radius 90 degree corner. 3.Get rid of that chicane on the back straight. 4.Make Turn 12-13-14 a 180 degree turn with huuuuuiige radius so that you can have a harder braking zone into Turn 15.

[@priyanksrikanth4424]

Best solution to make races more interesting Give Clarkson a seat at ferrari the ultimate duo

[@ozcavalier]

I think we should upgrade the Paul Ricard circuit the way Ripley advised in Aliens: "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.... it's the only way."

[@hdr_diamondz]

On F1 2020, its one of my fav tracks to drive.

[@AdamsApples]

5:43 what a godly layout

[@Hozefa7]

thats me lol

[@still_guns]

The race might be even better next year, what with the 2022 rules aiming to make following other cars much easier.

[@guttsu]

No time wasted here, always love the vids. Only one small suggestion, and maybe this is down to my speakers' response, but: the tweet sound effect is *really loud. Distractingly so I feel. But small complaint, seriously love the work mate.

[@JohnBeak]

Pirelli managed to make tyres so bad that even on a track with no real overtaking opportunities, the delta between cars on and off the cliff was great enough to produce overtaking.

[@snoboreddotcom]

Paul ricard is a circuit that brings out the best of a tight championship. Its conditions reduce safety cars and accidents while allowing for good overtaking. The result is a circuit that rewards strategy and race craft in a tight contest. One problem I think we have though is we've had years of Mercedes dominance. What makes a great circuit during a dominant era is the opposite, more safety cars and incidents tightening the pack up to get some good racing. Where we should be careful though is wanting just this. Because then when things are tights like now its ends up turning who wins into semi random chance. We all would have lost out on so much last week if a crash had caused a safety car near the end. The nature of Paul ricard being safe allowed redbull to use the strategy they did. It will be a circuit thats hated in dominant eras and a favourite and competitive ones as a result

[@DominikKleinMusicde]

Apart from the joy for spectators that the Circuit Paul Ricard may or may not offer in Formula 1, I must say that I love driving this circuit in ACC and even on the F1 games. It is extremely challenging and I very much enjoy the flow of this racetrack.

[@BenKuyt64]

Closer competition brings the best out of every circuit. It's why Nascar is entertaining. The cars are so close that even going in ovals, they're fun to watch.

[@efthymis_mc34]

Yay, I made it on a video! Granted, my nuke was the worst aging comment of the century but better than nothing

[@ty50bmg11]

My changes: -Push turn 3 back and sharpen it up to make it more of a heavy braking zone to create some overtaking nice right left section, and a long right hander which the point is to carry more speed to make turn 8 a better overtaking zone than it is -Sharpen turn 11 to make a solid braking zone -For the final corners after 12,13, perhaps 14 a wall of champions style corners

[@flightlessdutchman6698]

I thought I read that as of 2021, Magny Cours no longer holds an FIA Grade 1 license

[@shemohda]

HOW DO I WATCH THIS AT 3AM SITTING ON MY COUCH WHEN THE TWEET SOUNDS ARE LOUD AF AND CAN WAKE MY PARENTS UP TO GIVE ME A BEATING?!

[@mrbungle3310]

I think it was the tailwind that made the race fun

[@ZIGAG1999]

normally for a track to be good from what i've noticed is to have 0 chicanes and S sections. just let the tracks be natural.

[@QasimAli-to5lk]

Valteri Bottas of circuits 😂

[@blxtothis]

How to improve the Frog Grand Pricks? Easy, make those fecking horrid red and blue sandpaper run-off areas white or better still make them gravel!

[@nath-wp7xp]

I’d love to see a Hermann Tilke circuits review video.

[@crippledcrusader1321]

I think to make the track more interesting is to give drivers more opportunity to overtake, I’m focusing on the sector 2 chicane after the DRS zone. Use the right hand turn, have the track cross over into the current chicane, and then back on to the straight.

[@nosamoh2388]

I think France is still a bad track, but with the new regulations, I’m looking forward to the French gp coming up this weekend. If the race is still bad, here’s what you can do. Make turns 1 and 2 flat and then turn 3 or L’Hotel starts a lot earlier and it’s a lot sharper. Turn 8 is a lot sharper as well to make it a better overtaking opportunity. Sharpen off turn 11 to create an overtaking opportunity. There is a different layout before turn 12, so let’s use that. Instead of going to turn 13, go straight and make a very fast chicane to make it challenging for the drivers. This will surely improve qualifying and practice. Every change to the circuit are about sharpening corners and making them faster.

[@mattdietlin9609]

World Rally Cross idea for Paul Ricard... Add a few required joker laps in.

[@gummbyandpokey]

Flatout back straight Baku style would be sick

[@taoistlumberjak]

Whoa, did nobody recommend a figure-8 layout?

[@easy_s3351]

Of course Paul Ricard was never meant to be a F1 racing circuit, it was build to be a F1 testing facility, which is why it has all the possible different layouts and features like the instant rain system. It also explains why the layout F1 uses there doesn't allow for a lot of overtaking and isn't that great compared to other, purposely build F1 racing tracks. And it actually isn't really the layout that causes the biggest issue, it's those enormous (and quite psychedelic) run off areas leaving a huge margin for error and not punishing drivers enough for going over the limit. My first improvement would be to replace all those run off areas with gravel all the way up to the kerbs, that'll make the breaking zones a lot more interesting and eliminates the issues with track limits.

[@theredguy8746]

While the last race at Paul Ricard was a good one, it still needs to follow Albert Park (Australia) and Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi) by changing the layout, even with next years cars that are supposedly going to make it easier for drivers to follow others. This shouldn't be too difficult as Paul Ricard is a highly flexible and versatile facility.

[@samuelblack7314]

I mean, come on! There's like SO many possibilities, like using a different chicane (the Montreal chicane, for instance).

[@rodrigonogueiramota4433]

Josh Revell: just don´t send me more nukes North Korea: too late dude, too late...

[@4_14_fan]

This track is such an eyesore

[@richardsonrichly8456]

make that the runoff areas eat the tires up so its high risk to get of track

[@FurryestX]

Ez, see the chicane on the backstraight.... Well now its a 2 Kilometers Long straigt Fixed

[@jamesjordan4955]

Barriers or gravel traps would be a plus.

[@lincolndethomasis6602]

I think it's similar to Belgium last year, boring when there is no competition however when the top 2 teams are this close and the tires allow for alternate strategies it can produce good racing

[@therrydicule]

I'll go to the circuit of the 24 hours... Maybe add a couple chicane to pass to grade 1.

[@ThisIsMego]

I'm curious how the new cars will affect the racing. They may not get narrower so Monaco will still be a procession but they'll get shorter and (hopefully) better at following

[@bourbonisto1721]

We should just make it a no rules lobby like in F1 games

[@Robert-nz2qw]

The dislike of DRS is a fallacy. The problem with DRS is they’re generally placed too late on the straights. But as a solution vs the problem of not being able to follow in corners it’s actually doing a great job. Also I think the problem with Paul Ric is the lack of elevation more than anything else. The layout itself is pretty good. Let me put it this way: no one would say anything but good thing about it had it had elevations. Sadly that fix isn’t available.

[@airrejp]

le mans. (and yes i mean the bugatti circuit)

[@salvahinn749]

In my opinión Let's wait to 2022. With the revolution it's possible to see exciting races regularly here, as we saw last week where there was battles due to the teams being very close with each other

[@TheOystei]

My completly unqualified opinion; Increase the steering lock on the cars through rule changes, and then turn the sprinklers on for just 1 or 2 corners, and call it a Drift Zone... or something. Or better yet, change what corner is wet throughout the race.

[@theHorizonSpeedster]

put the starting grid on the back strait and remove the curken

[@skraegorn7317]

Paul Ricard has always felt to me like “Grand Prix de Traffic Cones”. It’s like they just went autocrossing, it’s a bunch of paint on asphalt. No character whatsoever IMO.

[@roryevans4295]

It’s a great track to drive, technical, tough but flowing at the same time, yes some of the races over the last few years haven’t been great, but anyone that dislikes this track just hasn’t driven it properly yet

[@Max-uv2jz]

France is one of the best tracks on the calendar next year with less dirty air nobody will be complaining about it

[@charlespletzke8311]

The circuit seems fine with the cars seemingly having been the issue the whole time. But the Bugatti Circuit would be interesting to explore going to, even though it wasn’t great when F1 did race there many many years ago

[@4GRJ]

It's because the layout was boring af Added in a few more corners and it's a lot less boring

[@charlespletzke8311]

@@4GRJ well then f1 would consider a return

[@ani2684]

better idea, race no rules here like in the f1 game .

[@wotintarnation8388]

I know you're going crazy about Sochi getting the Tsar Bomba Don't worry I can wait for that video

[@ColeYote]

Honestly, while just getting rid of the chicane wouldn't fix everything, I do think it'd be interesting to have the Mistral Straight just be the world's most overpowered DRS zone. Could get up to some amazing speeds by the end of it. Also get rid of that red/blue crap, it's a massive eyesore

[@myk1137]

La Sarthe is a good idea but the thing is they need to go right back to the start of Porsche curves after the second chicane in Mulsanne straight.(I guess it is possible if they make a shortcut to there.Is making that shortcut possible though?)

[@narenathreya4454]

Dude I'm really going through a hard time and your videos make me laugh. Thank you 😊

[@CharlesFreck]

If there was one improvement I would make to any of the boring circuits, it would be to add hills to it. All these circuits need more elevation, and they'd be more interesting. Also, take any medium speed corners that suck for overtaking on and make them HIGH SPEED BANKED CORNERS FUCK YES. Every boring F1 track would benefit from turning medium speed sweeping corners into high speed banked corners.

[@raptorhardmind6186]

That's the first time I saw an F1 youtuber who said the cookie cutter instead of a Nascar youtuber.

[@deeformed2475]

Just raise the kerbs and say that you have to stay on the black track

[@andrewwinslow9315]

5:53 Oh look, my stupid tweet! I'm proud of it.

[@codstar8182]

Funny enough the French go last weekend was the first f1 I have ever watched live and my mate said it was gonna be boring and I almost decided to not watch but ended up watching and It was good

[@mitchell-wallisforce7859]

Not every circuit is a problem child just because we had one, slightly less eventful race, and I think Paul Ricard just proved that.

[@DaveMcKeegan]

The circuit itself was as dull and migraine inducing as always - the difference was the mixed up strategies Solution - bring back refueling It'll mix up strategies and allows for smaller cars since they won't need such a large fuel tank

[@aaronaaronsen3360]

Thanks for wasting my time, it was quite fun !

[@Damian-jp5fp]

Make it a street circuit with no runoff. chaos

[@jordanmarais286]

The buggatti circuit at Le Mans

[@thealifrs4_463]

drivers build their own paul ricard layout for next year GP

[@antoniojosemartinezsalas6463]

How to improve the French GP: Move it to Magny-Cours

[@joupoes6092]

When sprinklers come out the drivers will just drive over them😂😂

[@le-coup-détat]

That’s actually genius. Just wait until everyone else has boxed for inters

[@erguille]

Change the color and pattern of the frickin blue lines!

[@lilbread9257]

Josh is right always

[@blankpage555]

It is badly televised. I d get shots of nearby sea. We never get to see it and it is there!

[@grommile]

The closest part of the coastline to the circuit is Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, and the water's about 10-15km from the circuit (straight line). It's hard to get a worthwhile shot of the circuit that includes any of the sea.

[@blankpage555]

@@grommile you clearly have zero creativity or experience

[@grommile]

@@blankpage555 Indeed, I have very low levels of creativity, and no experience at all of choosing opening shots for motorsport coverage. By all means, describe what a good shot of the Circuit Paul Ricard, that also meaningfully captures the Mediterranean Sea, looks like :)

[@blankpage555]

@@grommile I dont work for free

[@Ocato92]

Don't go straight to turns 3 - 7, instead go right to, what is called on the track site "T21". Just look at it (0:15)! Nice, 110° right, with a heavy breaking zone, with potential to overshoot, leading to 70° right, than 110° mild left right chicane. Seems like a good overtaking spot. To make that work, instead of tightest variant of 1 and 2, go for the smoothest, so that 1 and 2 don't spread out the cars like in Barcelona, and let the DRS zone bring them back together after sector 3. Than just left the chicane as it is, because it might not be ideal, but it still a moderately good overtaking opportunity, and BOOM! You got a good track, with one good overtaking place, and additional moderate one. Also. For the people saying "bring the gravel, so they be punished": did you see, what this red strips do to the tires? One contact and you have to pit, so for me it's a decent punishment.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Wait till after next year's race. With the supposedly better ability to follow making overtaking more common (in theory), it might turn out more races like last week's. If not, _then_ go all out to change things. Magny Cours is a terrific motorcycle race track. It's crap for anything on 4 wheels bigger than a kart. The Bugatti circuit isn't a great deal better. Some argue that it's not that good for bikes, but they held the 24 hr race there, and they keep returning to it... It's got some interesting parts, including elevation change, which is sadly missing from PR. It might be worth a one-off try out. As they run Moto GP there (or did, TBH, I haven't been able to see it in years. Thanks BT Sport. Not!), it shouldn't be far off F1 spec. The facilities are good enough for the WEC 24 Hours, so it's just a matter of a few circuit upgrades. Though I wouldn't accept any changes which could make it more dangerous for bikers. They need every ounce of protection possible. Bringing other, older and more interesting tracks up to snuff would be a great idea IMHO.

[@Evilpengwinz78]

I hope enough people get the Helmut Marko joke to give it the love it deserves.

[@brynotar]

I'm an American and I don't know much about yer fancy French speed cars. But I got a fix for your track. Just make it a gosh darn oval, put 50 cars on the grid, and let em ram into each other if they get pissed off.

[@RSfiregod]

Never did i think i would dislike one of josh'es video's. But the fucking Twitter chirp is so anoying i just have to do it! No problems with the feedback from the fans., but the fucking sound is killing me after the fifth time in 10sec!

[@__slay.ben__]

the Dijon layout is a wish copy of Zanvoort