The Best Corner in F1!

[@Ben_Mayall]

Turn 8 at Istanbul is probably my favourite corner. There was something so satisfying about it on F1 C.E and 2011 when you took it flat out.

[@azynkron]

Best corner? Not a chance. Eu Rouge on the Spa track. That's a mans corner.

[@AleXcr86]

Would have agreed with you ten years ago. But Eau Rouge has been diluted somewhat. Still spectacular to watch an F1 car there, but Becketts is something else - the cars are really on edge. That said, I haven't seen a car there in the turbo hybrid era - probably not as impressive any more.

[@azynkron]

+AleXcr86 Agreed. The downforce has changed a lot of the track since the late 80's and taken all the thrill out of them. I remember when a F1 driver, don't remember who it was, said "I wish I could take Eu Rouge flat out..". Well, now they do.. and I agree it's not the same. Although it's subjective, the Spa track has always been my favourite. It's fast, it's technical and you can overtake on it. In Britain, my favourite it Brands Hatch. It's just something about that track and I don't get the same feeling when I watch races on Silverstone. Donington is really cool as well.

[@jwoznica6770]

+azynkron Eau Rouge*

[@TAVIII]

+AleXcr86 totally agree

[@shawnmarcum8078]

The best corners are the s turns or 130R at Suzuka. Maybe even the entire track. That track is something else.

[@SturmWurm]

The way these cars corner is amazing. Imagine the shit going through these peoples heads. Ok, so i gotta make this gnarly turn going 160-180 mph in this extremely brittle and light supermachine that'll possibly cost both my life and my paycheck in tandem.

[@Michaelingolfhansen]

Amazing...watching this really gives me second thoughts when talking about less downforce on the cars!!! This can only be happening because of extreme downforce...no mechanical grip can cover for this! High speed, means high downforce = extreme grip! And these are brilliant highspeed cornes! Love them! In hair pins they pull around 1.7-8 g's or so, but here its 5+! I belive 6+ was measured on "fumes" at Copse in practice! And I have no reason not to believe it!

[@Wzrd8]

my fav corner is the tunnel in Monaco, that camera angle is perfect.

[@benjimc1]

This complex is beautiful to watch the high D/F cars go through when your there track side. To this day i still remember watching schumi go through it in 03. Beautiful complex.

[@SmokerFace12]

Eau Rouge and Pouhon and the best for me

[@jorgealvarez7937]

Istanbul’s turn eight

[@RANKITRANKI]

jorge alvares Imola-Piratella , Suzuka-130R etc .......

[@qksf1645]

Raidillon actually.

[@Kasmuller]

*thats radillion actually

[@Blast-Forward]

I could watch them drivng through that turn the whole day! :) Looks and sounds great!

[@landstuhltaylor]

I remember watching this coverage, probably the best display of their agility. Too bad I don't have the time to watch it now.

[@gtazocker312]

V10

[@tepi1987]

I agree. Exellent corner!! Car setup has to be perfect to go trough these corners as fast as possible.

[@01Laffey]

I think the "S"'s in Suzuka are also a good complex of corners They are like beckets and Maggots just with vertical movement aswell

[@vought19]

Properly speaking, the Eau Rouge corner is only the left-hander at the bottom. The following right-hander that leads steeply uphill, which was introduced in 1939 to shortcut the original hairpin "Ancienne Douane", is called "Raidillon".

[@CaptJofaz]

yeah i'll give you that. it is a pretty awesome part of the track.

[@99dndd]

Was at Becketts for FP3 this year. It was incredible how quickly they take the 1st 2 corners.

[@ManticoreH]

Wow, thanks for this. It doesn't seem possible for an earth-bound vehicle to change direction that fast!!!

[@Jordy1707]

Great video, turns like becketts and turn 8 at turkey really show whcih drivers are the best, you can really see how smooth Kimi is compared with other drivers like DC

[@camerongrimshaw7657]

I sat at becketts for this years grand prix, was awesome! Saw so many crashes and spins during all the races that were on!

[@AleXcr86]

I actually have to contradict myself and agree with you there. I was at the Spa F1 test last week and Eau Rouge is just indescribably awesome. It's amazing to watch cars through Becketts but it doesn't send a shiver down your spine just looking at it like Eau Rouge does!

[@OperationFoxley19441]

Bring Back the V10

[@AleXcr86]

Hmm, don't think you'll find they're flat in the wet. But it's a tremendously fast corner nonetheless. I love the head-on view from the camera looking down the pit-straight, the change of direction into Copse is simply unbelievable.

[@Snaptainment]

Clicked on this link expecting to see Eau Rouge. The Maggots & Becketts complex is still awesome though. If you missed out on watching the incredible cornering speed of an F1 car at the Imola chicane in Magny Cours, make sure when they bring back that circuit that you do so.

[@danthemanpatrick]

Eau Rouge/Radillion is awesome, and it certainly takes balls to go through there flat out at 190+ mph like they do these days. But I think that the Maggotts/Becketts complex takes more skill. To not only take the right line through the corner(s), but to also be on the alert for any under/oversteer that might be building as you have the tyres at the absolute limit of cohesion for the entire time you're going through the complex. Whereas with Eau Rouge/Radillion, you know you can take it flat-out.

[@basstheangelo]

Kimi is driving beyond the limit of his car! Awesome speed!

[@kidtwist51]

Also, Becketts doesn't even dump onto a long straight, so you don't even push it to the rumble strips on the exit. Knowing this, they don't even take the corner as fast as they could.

[@charliej891]

Hardly! Eau Rouge? 130 R? Senna S? You've taken a unpopular title!

[@dingalingbell1]

i agree but i do like the corner at spa just watch kimi flyin up it with the onboard cam facing him looks like hes taking off amazing

[@vaadaenmacchi]

no one mentions the chicanes at the end of the straight at monza! before the modifications (current circuit), it used to be 2 chicanes at the end of the front straight which always produced great overtaking. the old hockenheim also had 3 awesome chicanes.

[@FPSyorkshire]

i tell you this, im 15 and when i went to silverstone for the first time this year, the f1 cars don't sound that good but the gp2 cars sound a bit like these f1 cars and just brought back the good noises

[@schroeder1112]

i love this corner, in games it´s so much fun driving this

[@museobsessed17]

It'll be immense watching at this corner this year, especially with DRS. Cars will be doing about 300kpm. Thumbs up for the new layout :)

[@tom2812]

it's certainly up there with eau rouge at spa and the last corner of monza, i forget it's name.

[@gipfeli]

2nd camera is awesome! shows how much grip and speed those cars have while making a turn...wonder what it'd look like with a nascar... =P

[@rude90]

Without a doubt this is one of the greatest corners in the world - if you've never seen an F1 car go through it from maggots or chapel, or of course actually driven through it at real race speeds yourself, then you're negative comments are irrelevent - TV does not do it justice. It's also technically more challenging than the spectacular Eau Rouge or 130R, with extremely high speed direction changes that are challenging in either tin tops or single seaters. All three corners are awesome however!

[@Michaelingolfhansen]

I had the same thought! The last 10 years it has been easy flat out! I still believe it will be flat out this year: The engines are limited to 18.000 RPM! So there's a drop in power that will set a limit of how much speed the cars can build up from the La-Source hairpin down to Eau-rouge! And combined with the slicks I think it will be flat, but maybe not as easy as previous years. With the small rear wing, we could se some nervous cars, and some slides!

[@2aloos]

I really love the Copse / Maggots / Becket section.

[@shoent]

man, I just adore the silver arrow from back then.. all cars looked amazing!! probably the best looking I have seen in F1 to date.. but yeah, the greatest corner is Eau Rouge, I'm glad we(Belgium) are back in F1 :)

[@stowe07]

ear rouge, beckkets, the swimming pool at monaco, turn 8 in istanbul there is loads of great corners :)

[@sudharshanvinayak2148]

Eau rouge and parabolica are my favourites

[@Dan7horn]

Turn 8 at Istanbul is hardly a challenge when there's a mile of tarmac run off if you get it wrong. In modern F1 Pouhon at Spa is probably the best, and the Lesmo's at monza are pretty cool, as is Ascari chicane. Tabac and the first part of the Swimming Pool at Monaco are a sight to behold as well. Many of the once great corners aren't so good anymore with the smoother tarmac, larger run off areas etc.

[@AleXcr86]

I drove through Masta Kink a few weeks ago, and I virtually crapped myself at the thought that drivers used to take it flat. Must have been a real yahoo moment!

[@starlionblue]

2:29 - notice there are tire marks in the runoff just after you exit Becketts. Looks like plenty of drivers have underestimated it!

[@willski1221]

Haven't raced Monza, Spa, or used the pits at the Ring (I'd guess the newer F! ones would be nice, I have no idea really, just went around the old North Loop). Haven't been to Donnington, but I honestly think they should have it at Brand's Hatch. That's a fun track. Although, I know it's too short and the locals complain and it's really just too small for F1 now, it's still awesome.

[@Lattergassen]

@lordoftheriffs79 You are wrong, Eau Rouge is the right turn up the hill, Radillion is the left bit at the top of the hill.

[@lordoftheriffs79]

my list includes becketts, turn 8, 130r and raidillion(most people confuse it with eau rouge, while in fact eau rouge is the slight left turn before the upwards raidillion complex)

[@OllieRetroSound]

Pouhon and the Bus-stop chicane at Spa are also a few other good corners imo and I like the ascari chicane at Monza.. You're right though, lots of great corners in F1

[@MrGranturismofan1]

Eau Rouge, 130r and Becketts are IMO the best corners.

[@StFubar]

19000rpms from the old 3L V10. Makes my spine tingle everytime.

[@93nikolas93]

eau rouge is in my opinion the best and probs most fun corner to drive(fly) trough..its such an amazing speed and height diffrence!

[@SmokerFace12]

I also love the (dont know if its the right name) the 360 in suzuka after the long straight in sector 3

[@Stereolabdream]

I was there that day up by Becketts. It was a freezing cold, grey day, lol.

[@ladyforlorn]

Turkey turn 8...Amazing 4 apex,270-300km

[@coleduca]

First turn in Valencia circuit is similar (not street circuit but Ricardo Tormo's track)

[@Michaelingolfhansen]

Did the speaker call Coulthard, Irvine? Anyway I love these cornes! You really get to see and "feel" how much grip these cars have, and why NASCAR "racing drivers" would have their head ripped of, should they ride along as a passenger.

[@blainy-o93]

@PulletSurprise That means HRT and Virgin need to up their game a bit, maybe master the blown diffuser for Canada. And also what Dogman36 said...

[@vuetube]

That's NUTS! What is that, like lateral 5g's. Is there something about that turn that allows them to hit it flat out? It also looks like it's a little Off-Camber, increasingly falling off through the curve.

[@F-Man]

3 words: Turkey Turn 8. Ok, 2 words and a number ;)

[@peanuts2105]

I would love to see an Indy Car do this... or not as I suspect. Not because i'm British but I do think this is THE best corner in F1, but I do admit Silverstone is not a glamorous track but It's one of the favorites with the Drivers along with Spa, and Spa being the best drivers track in F1 which makes it the best in the world.

[@SYGRRazza999]

Yeah they sound awesome. I herd from a friend that they maybe changing the rules next year to have different engines from the v8, i'm not sure if its true, but the scream of a V10 would blow me away. How hi do they rev compared to the V8?

[@whiskeyactual.]

How far is the distance between Silverstone and Donn? I would like to visit them one day when I come to the UK.

[@mustang6172]

1:24 FOM needs to rethink how g-forces are displayed graphically because they are only showing the lateral and longitudinal axes, but not the vertical (compression) axis. Just thought I'd say something about it.

[@lordoftheriffs79]

@Lattergassen that's right but radillion is more exciting to me cause it is the point where loads of negative g's build up... eau rouge is also exciting because the exit is blind..

[@Lattergassen]

I walked on eau rouge at the 2011 belgian gp and it is way steeper than you think. Its about a 15% climb + turning. radillion is just a slowly fading kink at the top.

[@pokerboy7s]

dman beautifull old f1 cars. i miss those time,s:(

[@leinadnagrom]

eau rouge and pouhon.but lets not forget some of the corners at nurburgring nordschliefe.thats a pretty scary track!

[@therealTOTOfan]

wow those tyres are literally glued onto the road o.O

[@exiledrabbit]

miss that sound and speed ):

[@Barnakos]

That mclaren was the best ever. It sounds like a siren and it has those vicking horns.

[@muddwell]

Id have to agree, that sequence of corners is the shit. Great to watch @ full throtlle.

[@moshambles]

I wonder will Eau Rouge prove more of a challenge this year with the reduced downforce of the cars? Maybe not with the slick tires. Have to wait and see.

[@Dreadtothink]

The new layout tightens the exit of becketts on to the hanger straight slowing the cars down. Why oh why can't they LEAVE THINGS ALONE!

[@SmokerFace12]

@Wibbahh Im sure the one in spa is quicker, love that one to.. turn 17 is that right? Im not known with corner names:$ i only know the name eau rouge and pouhon ^^

[@AleXcr86]

Actually I've stood and watched Formula One cars at every one of those corners you've just mentioned. Eau Rouge is an awesome spectacle, but the cars don't move around anything like as much as they do in Becketts. If you want to watch from a corner that will tell you a lot about a driver's style and level of commitment, watch from Becketts.

[@NillisLukins]

Have to agree with Fabregasandgunners, Turn 8 at Istanbul is the best corner in F1. This section doesnt fall far behind, though

[@jackster531]

paddock hill at brands hatch is a good bend

[@YSPDJapan]

Every driver grins as he takes that line.

[@RafaelRamirez-vk4vu]

Music to my ears

[@wizkid01]

miss james????..... you're nuts!!!!! james' absence best thing thats happened to f1 in ages!!!!

[@WinzardsGaming]

That deadly corner lol. I used almost 100 flashbacks to get it correctly in F1 2012.

[@AleXcr86]

You have to watch a car through Becketts with your own eyes before you can fully appreciate it. I've watched modern F1 cars through Becketts and through Eau Rouge, and while Eau Rouge is visually more jaw-dropping, I'm quite certain a car is never more on-the-limit than it is through Becketts (it was better in the V10 era; recently cars have had too little power, too much grip). I think in 2009 Becketts is really going to stake a claim to being one of the most challenging corners in F1 again.

[@TonyVBlue5]

I think one of the best is... One of those I've created on a sheet of paper, this is a long left corner first part in 5th gear (but first a right in 5th too), it's opening a bit but don't go to the exit because it's just a bit and it's closing a bit to for 6th gear and you exit like you exit of turn 7 in Spain or old 12 in Hungary. This corner is about 7 seconds What do you think about it?

[@zweeel]

eau rouge , 8th corner in istanbul & the last corner in canada

[@kikecacique]

one of the best too is the one in Turkey, Istanbul. The 11th curve?

[@OperationFoxley19441]

@0landese I second that , we definitely need V10s back.

[@singningwongho]

what about the loews hairpin at monaco, totally different scenario as its a slow speed corner, but theres nothing else like it in f1.

[@weihnachten000]

that must be such a pressure to sit in this car while passing the corner !

[@Gummerman]

Ahh, back when the cars sounded great, looked beautiful and were actually fun to watch.

[@TimpBizkit]

It's amazing how fast these cars can take a corner without flying off the track! I wonder how fast my Peugeot could go round that bend.

[@Dan7horn]

Apologies, I forgot about that particular aspect...However I still believe that with no real punishment for getting it wrong (ie. retirement or a severely compromised race) it cant be considered among the most challenging corners. I don't even think it's the most challenging of corners on the newer Tilke circuits (Turns 9 and 10 at Bahrain has that one for me).

[@sinnae404]

A good sequence but it needs a hill, and perhaps a barrier a little closer to the track. Eau Rouge is great because of the elevation change, and the possibility of having a big accident. I don't think anyone has had a big single car crash at these corners, therefore it appears not be risky, therefore not as worthy of respect. I like that uphill left hander at Suzuka - maybe about Turn 7?

[@rickodetrader]

Yes 2005 was the last year that 3 litre naturally aspirated V 10 engines were used. Today the cars run a 2.4 litre V 8. The V10's sounded better in my opinion, they have a better 'scream'.

[@buzonperiodista]

That sector in playstation is FANTASTIC! ZOOOOOMMM!!!!

[@CedricWautersCWS]

@plateofshrimp Back then they couldn't go flat out through Eau Rouge... They had to lift...

[@wtficantgetausername]

oh man!!!! that is amazing!!!!!!!!!! whatan experience

[@veyronzondaf]

Absolutely!

[@FeintMotion]

@0landese The top 5-7 cars in GP2 qualifying were faster than the Virgins and HRT's practice times at Monaco.

[@MusicalAndTall]

Beau Rivage is the hill you speak of that runs into Massenet corner :)

[@vettelfedaisi2727]

Turn 8:are you kidding me?

[@codfather12345]

I think that the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca is a brilliant corner

[@amoe1234]

herman thielke could never come up with anything as exciting as becketts, eau rouge, 130R etc