The Race Track Too DANGEROUS For Formula 1

[@Happymali10]

I love that both Australia and Germany have a really weird, dangerous racetrack, and both figured "eh, F1 doesn't want it, lets stick with endurance races". (And both seem to have amazing fandoms)

[@rhéacevert]

France and the US, too.

[@RhysWilliams-u3o]

Everywhere has those type of circuits tbf.

[@caphowdy666]

Well F1 used to race on the Nordschleife but it was basically Russian roulette with who was gonna die, so that's why the new Nurburgring was created, and F1 used to race there as well until Germany could not afford F1 anymore. So it's not that F1 does not want it, it's that Germany does not wanna pay for F1.

[@GameKanaal37]

​@@caphowdy666 or F1 asks WAAAAAYYY too much money for hosting a GP in Germany.

[@huwgrossmith9555]

F1 did once race at Nurburgring

[@Todesschleicher]

Death, Taxes and Josh drooling over Bathurst. Gotta love it

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

I can’t blame him. Its amazing.

[@miscellaneoussarnian5282]

In all my years of being on this Wet and Wild Earth, I have never seen a Kiwi simp so hard for something in Australia #NZGP #NewZealandGP #NewZealandGrandPrix

[@jaredreid2661]

i mean Bathrust 1000 is a banger of a race though so completely understandable.

[@MinhLe-kt5zg]

I don’t blame him either. Hell I do the same thing all the time especially around the 1000

[@Todesschleicher]

@@jaredreid2661 Need to try and catch it sometime but yeah, I'm not blaming him either. I enjoy it immensely whenever he talks about it

[@pippinrocks]

The annual Josh Revell Bathurst Festival! I’m here for it! Happy Bathurst Weekend!

[@danijelujcic8644]

Here, here! :-)

[@imluigi]

The second crash at 2:05 literally happend like 12 hours before this was uploaded?? bro was on the grind

[@yxeaviationphotog]

I had to pause it to make sure I was seeing what I saw. I thought...."mate, that was fast!". Even included the brown snake that was at the elbow.

[@strathruncie]

The snake footage was on Thursday afternoon, too. 😁

[@Hillzy_Eighty7]

As well as the Track to Town footage which was Wednesday

[@bennugent4426]

Yeah poor Davey Reynolds, couldn’t escape being internationally embarrassed

[@mashedpotatoes5276]

At Bathurst right now camping at the top of the mountain, This place is awesome.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

I'm not jealous. Noooo, I'm not in the slightest bit jealous... 😩 Have a phenomenal time, mate! 😉😆

[@y__h]

Bro's living a dream. Have fun!

[@raptor1672]

Did ya bury a slab mate?!

[@zachissad7715]

only 1 slab a day bug guy

[@Snarl616]

WIsh I was there too. I love Supercars and Bathurst, but I'm from Italy.

[@Blacksheep-uy3qv]

Places like spa, bathurst and laguna seca have to be some of the best/crazy tracks in the world because of their personality and crazy ass hill/drops.

[@marklittle8805]

Add Mosport/CTMP...Corner 2 is a blind double apex that if you get it wrong, the runoff falls away near the top of the hill ...the height drop is not Laguna, but it is considerably tall, and over a shorter distance

[@Blacksheep-uy3qv]

@@marklittle8805 oh I'll have to go look it up! Thanks, I've only been watching racing for about 3/4 years now.

[@joaquingonzalez834]

most of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar falls under that category

[@TheFredster32]

I’m so happy that Josh mentioned Phillip Island, as it’s my favorite race track in the world as a massive motorcycle racing enthusiast!

[@samthomas6045]

I didn't know when, I didn't know how, but I knew lance stroll would make a cameo in this. Didn't disappoint.

[@chilibeer3912]

Not a single window was left dry

[@McDouggal]

I've been driving Bathurst in AMS2 in GT3 cars recently. It's a goddamn hypnotic track when you start getting it. There's never a moment you can take it for granted, but just learning to find the entry angles, how much speed you can take through to keep out of the wall without losing your exit velocity, it's probably one of my favorite tracks to just _drive._ Doesn't even have to be other cars on the track with me.

[@vjollila96]

you know its getting serious when beer ad says 3,5 instead of 0,0

[@perhapscoleiro3164]

Nothing better than driving your own vehicle around Bathurst and checking out the museum 😍

[@michaelcobbin]

Just don’t go over 60 km/h or you will be done by the cops. I remember going around the track in bus for a school excursion to the Bathurst Goldfields, which are located next to the track.

[@perhapscoleiro3164]

@@michaelcobbin Now that was an interesting camp!

[@raptor1672]

I did it once in a V8 Commodore with a cop in the other seat, full beans at the top! Sooo much fun!

[@gregorturner9421]

yeah been there done that. just don't forget the speed limit as the cops usually have fun camping conrod to catch ppl out.

[@Imshittingmypants]

@@michaelcobbinjeez that’s absurdly slow

[@powertoffmedia6922]

FIA grade 1 is just another way of saying “ruin the circuit” FIA “grading” has ruined many of the European circuits.

[@geoffheard5768]

It's ruined all of them,...notice they tinker with the tracks every year, I suspest to unobtrusively shorten them so that slower cars still "look fast". And Zandvoort is an outright joke. We had to make the track easier for modern F1...Can't be bothered with it anymore.

[@ojay8699]

How does Monaco pass the track width, run off areas etc that Josh mentions in this video? If you know

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

@@ojay8699 "It's Monaco" is probably the only answer to that.

[@CV19_YT]

9:45 there is also the Bend and Sydney Motorsport Park mabye those could also be possible?

[@crully84]

Am kinda disappointed that Josh forgot about The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, which is an FIA Grade 2 track, and probably quite easy to get a Grade 1 certification. Or maybe he was trying to justify upgrading Hampton Downs instead? Anyway, Happy Bathurst Day Josh!

[@BOABModels]

I've got stuck in major pileups on Mount Panorama against the AI on Gran Turismo 7. You run F1 cars up that narrow mountain and you could lose all 20 cars on the same lap!

[@trautsj]

Suzuka, Spa and Mount Panorama. My holy trinity of tracks I love to drive in games. I've just always loved the flow, different styles and challenges these tracks have provided for decades now as a motorsport lover.

[@Cancoillotteman]

Salute to Denis Hulme, a World Champion who died as a driver should, quietly at the wheel of a racecar on this track, pulling aside from his heart attack.

[@MarshallDog]

All those rules for a "grade 1" circuit but every new race is a street course that has no runoff.

[@frankhuurman3955]

yeah this is what I can't understand with the current direction of F1.

[@jkliao6486]

To be fair, this, the Nordschleife and Laguna Seca, are good BECAUSE they aren't grade 1. If they were to be brought to grade 1 standard, they would pretty much lose all their charm.

[@MarshallDog]

@@jkliao6486 Yes but what I mean is F1 is basically ignoring their "grade 1" standard by taking their races to street courses that will never meet that standard.

[@jkliao6486]

@@MarshallDog I know, it's just that I think some non-grade 1 tracks also have their charm. So unless not being grade 1 is the only criterion a track fails to be on the calendar, which is not the case here, I don't think it's fair to blame FIA for it, even though they do deserve a lot of the criticism directed at them.

[@MarshallDog]

@@jkliao6486 going forward I think every track should question whether it's worth it to try and obtain a grade 1 certification if F1 is just going to do mostly street circuits.

[@TheOneWhoMightBe]

You don't win the Bathurst 1000; The Mountain chooses you after appropriate offerings and sacrifices are made.

[@ChristinaMaterna]

And there are times come the last few laps the mountain becomes fickle and decided you didn't deserve it!

[@ObviouslyKieran]

8:38 I thought Josh was about to say "Sean Gelael" 😂😂

[@FCB001]

Bruh 😂

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

"brrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuhhhhh!!!"

[@danijelujcic8644]

8:41 :-) (I know, nationality ... But it was a prefect intro.)

[@mlippert]

I excitedly thought: "I know this one! It's the Sheila!" And then Josh comes around the corner with a hedgehog??

[@esquire9644]

I remember the year that Bathurst capped the drinking limits to 24 cans per person per day. People went up a week early to busy slabs of beer where they camped

[@HappyVibes535]

You mean, bury?

[@JammyDuel]

The problem with a lot of the rules is they all have asterisks: Minimum length, unless it's Monaco No banking, unless it's zandvort Runoff, unless it's a street circuit, in particular Monaco Most rules can have an exception made if the FIA want to race somewhere

[@Fastvoice]

There never was a "no banking rule". It says: "Banking shouldn’t exceed 5.7 degrees, except for ‘possible exceptions in special cases’". Indianapolis has 9 degrees and still holds its grade 1 status.

[@JammyDuel]

@@Fastvoice you're kinda proving the point, from the start the rule was written with an exception for indy because they wanted to race there, they have since added exceptions for zandvort because they wanted the banking there, and for Jeddah. The rules only apply until they're a barrier to what is wanted, at which point an exception is made to disregard it

[@RoyalMela]

Minimum width at all times, unless it is Baku

[@Youtubetangent]

Yes, Baku, that’s what I thought. The first time I saw that pinch point I was 😱. Rules are only rules if you aren’t an oil rich nation

[@andrewarmstrong7254]

Nah. Taking out the consequences of making a mistake would ruin it.

[@4whomittolz846]

and that's why it cannot and should not be an F1 track.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Yep, hence so many fans were mad when they paved parabolica. It takes any consequences away for getting it wrong.

[@neilr4867]

Spot on. If you take the testicular fortitude out of it, it's no longer Bathurst.

[@SONICX1027]

8:44 “Here I come, Rougher than the rest of them”

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Haha! Nice one! Sonic song references always give me a chuckle.

[@mikeytreg1081]

I have been to the grand prix at Albert Park, but it would be nothing compared to Bathurst

[@BigMattXXL]

You know, I wouldnt mind having a NASCAR exhibition race here

[@andrewarmstrong7254]

@@BigMattXXL kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXOQpad5oq2skLssi=NJUi3mhNDA6Tw3e2

[@jarrodhogan5008]

Svg would definitely win by multiple laps

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

I can picture the reactions of the NASCAR drivers the first time they tried to drive their cars around Mt Panorama at full noise, especially the run from Skyline to the Elbow and through the Chase. And SVG would absolutely own them!

[@danielhenderson8316]

@@KiwiHelpgeek Makes me wonder if Scott MacLaughlin could get a one off in a Penske Ford for such a race.

[@blanchimont5587]

Honestly Bathurst is ine of the most interesting 'street circuits' in the world, because it's barely a street circuit. The track is practically unchanged when it is public road and when it is a racing circuit. Mt panorama is as much a street circuit as if you took spa or Silverstone opened the gates and declared it public road for most of the year leaving it virtually unchanged. It's a bit trippy when you drive the road irl if you sim race the circuit, because the sim is so accurate and the track is identical to its racing guise you need to exert extreme willpower in order to keep your license, amd prevent a head on (like seriously, who made it 2 way?)

[@rosarioyeen1371]

bonus points if you see one of today's qualy crashes hidden in the footage somewhere, everyone. that speaks to the sheer madness and dedication it takes to teach us yanks about the not-so-hidden-anymore gem that is Bathurst. I personally look forward to the 1000 every year now just like I do Indy, Daytona and Le Mans.

[@dominicbarden4436]

They were both huge hits, glad Reynolds and Davison are ok. Though the #17 is potentially a doubt for the race with all the damage.

[@TrainDriver186]

And that doesn't even count the plane that bumped the wall too.

[@caitlinpennycommentary]

Slightly off topic, but I'm so glad the Australian Grand Prix will be the first race again next year! Now that's a tradition I can get behind!

[@savageduck4487]

Salty me says traditionally it was the last race of the year

[@MinhLe-kt5zg]

And it must stay there

[@zemethius]

I think Aus is one of the few places that should bookend F1. Start with Melbourne, end with Adelaide!

[@caitlinpennycommentary]

@@savageduck4487 True, but I don't remember that so it doesn't count. :p

[@mikulitsi1819]

4:30 WRONG At the end of that article, 7.3 it says: "Existing circuits requesting international recognition but which are narrower, may be approved if national competitions have regularly been organised on them."

[@sdx3918]

Bathurst, Macau and The Nurburgring are probably the 3 tracks so insane that it makes goliaths like Le Mans, Spa and Daytona seem like a playground.

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

Especially THAT pileup at Macau

[@stuartstogdill2406]

Not even remotely true.

[@muaythaigoof]

If you ever get a chance drive around Bathurst in the opposite direction, it's so weird

[@colewhittaker3976]

Thanks to Scotty Mac and SVG I've been on a Supercars YT binge and watched a lot of old clips from Bathurst 1000's past and it's definitely on my bucket list to go one day now. Up there with Indy, Monaco, and Le Mans.

[@gchampi2]

If you haven't already, watch the 2014 Bathurst 1000. It's on the Supercars channel, complete in it's near 8-hour glory. It's the Greatest Great Race for a reason...

[@colewhittaker3976]

@@gchampi2 I have actually! It definitely lives up to the reputation!

[@gchampi2]

@@colewhittaker3976 Yup! I watched it live, and couldn't believe what I was seeing for most of it. The last 10 laps were so crazy to see...

[@raptor1672]

There's a full length video of the 1993 race on here, which is the best I've ever seen.

[@Codi95]

5:37 The most F1 thing I heard my life since Eccolstone wanted to add sprinklers to the track

[@CJMU86]

Could F1 go back to Adelaide instead? It was a far superior race track than Albert Park, and I don’t remember one bad race there, except for the 1991 race obviously.

[@runnerman1424]

Only issue is Adelaide has changed and is now smaller then Monaco.

[@RadityaPramanaPutra2001]

​@@runnerman1424 Adelaide is Grade 2 or 3 now?

[@yxeaviationphotog]

@@RadityaPramanaPutra2001 The track is about half the length now that it was for F1.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Same issue as Surfers Paradise, because of development around the city the tracks don't/can't exist in their original form.

[@DAMMO23]

Track length can be restored they just have to go back to the old configuration- the v8s use a shorter track, would be no biggie, wont come back as its all about the funding issues

[@2000viewer]

I say make Bathurst part of the F1 calendar, but, when the drivers get there, they have to swop out to V8 Supercars and for good measure, throw in the top 10 drivers from the Supercar championship. Give the F1 drivers 6 practice sessions so they can learn the cars and layout. Should be damn interesting to watch.

[@blackjacktrial]

Only if they also make them change cars for Monaco to classic F1 cars or Es, that actually allow for overtaking a bit.

[@ChristinaMaterna]

Some would do well you'd think: Alonso, Sainz maybe even Bottas.

[@macan94126]

certainly wasn’t expecting to see David Reynolds' quali crash that happened just over 12 hours ago in here 😂

[@ralphnicholls3821]

Another factor is that since it’s a public road, it is only allowed to be closed for a few weekends a year. Bathurst 12hr, 6hr, 500 and 1000 already take some, and there are running races and skateboarding races in place

[@jek.i]

4:51 Force Manure?!😂

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

I had a mouth full of icecream when I heard that. My monitor almost wore it all.

[@michaellavery4899]

A big pile up.

[@petermiddo]

The echidna will take out (puncture) a tyre, the wombat will clean out a corner (suspension, wishbones, steering arms, etc), and roo will deploy your airbag & mean a bad day for all occupants. It is fun to drive, though, even in my wife's Subaru XV (CrossTrak) but, once the reality set in, my wife decided she didn't want to strap on her trainers and run a lap.... Wise move, darling. The cameras certainly flatten it out a LOT. Nice job, this had me chuckling.

[@mendozerms]

I really enjoy your non-f1 content/wider world of motorsport content Keep making more to your heart's content!

[@robertwismans5385]

Ooooh baby... I still remember watching Lap of the Gods, best motorsport moment ever #51

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

I was absolutely floored watching that lap. I was amazing. And it always amused me how for the next seven years, at least one cocky driver would declare they would beat The Lap Of The Gods, only for The Gods to pull the carpet out from under them.

[@LFB_Wildlife]

The closet thing we had race at Bathurst to formula one was a series called Formula S5000. Of course open wheel cars, fat rear tyres, low downforce, a beautiful V8 engine. I think it was a ford coyote engine but I could be wrong and had an F3 style chassis. They had a couple demo runs and eventually had a proper race meeting there in 2021. Down Conrod into the chase without DRS and the power of slipstream these cars did have massive accidents. Mostly because they tried to over take each other. Side note they reduced the power output in these cars after practice or qualifying. For safety since the power to weight ratio was let’s say ‘over the safety limit.’ It did raise a lot of questions in regarding to any open wheel racing series to race at Bathurst due to safety. There’s also been some big shunts in formula ford when they once raced there. We’ve seen a lot of touring car and GT3 crashes up there and some have caused injuries and unfortunately deaths in the past. Great video Josh and ah yeah. Skippy doesn’t give a F*** about things.

[@alexanderfreeman3856]

love you squeezed some of this weekend's clips in

[@Pete7554htp]

TV doesn't do it justice, doesn't really show how steep it is, how spectacular it is.

[@TheVRRacer]

Love listening to you gush over this track! Southern Hemisphere - Bathurst / Northern Hemisphere - Nords. No other tracks come close.

[@andrewesau51]

Maybe not F1 but NASCAR should do a international race here. Even if its like the Tsukuba race in the 90s. Exhibition style.

[@fourbitplayer8934]

Honestly that be amazing, would be great fun (they ran Suzuka not Tsukuba, even tho Tsukuba would be so damn good) But my pipe dream is bringing the Calder Park Thunderdome back up to spec and having a race there, it's an oval too so some of the people who whinge about too many road courses would be happy (hell if they started the race at like 8pm local time that's only like 9 or 10am in the US on the east coast), plus they could buddy up with Supercars and other series down there. (plus with recent years I think NASCAR might be a bigger goal for Australian and Kiwi drivers, and therefore the fans, so they could just tap into that market with some NASCAR oval racing in their backyard)

[@FlashoftheBlades]

@@fourbitplayer8934 Given how NASCAR currently has international series in Canada 🇨🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽 and Europe, an Australian regional championship wouldn’t be farfetched.

[@victorfontenot4468]

@@fourbitplayer8934 Would love to see more ovals like the Thunderdome outside the US! I feel like most racing fans don't understand the appeal because of lack of exposure, and getting more ovals would mean more exciting racing and more variety. I think a lot of people would warm up to them given enough time.

[@andrewarmstrong7254]

@@andrewesau51 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXOQpad5oq2skLssi=NJUi3mhNDA6Tw3e2

[@bradroper7694]

Josh do you remember when they raced the s5000 cars at Bathurst? The amount of torn up equipment and safety cars then proved to everyone that Bathurst is not a place for open wheelers even though they looked epic racing there.

[@domnicdcosta417]

1:27 I'm sorry what is THIS?!?

[@perhapscoleiro3164]

BOGAN CHRISTMAS 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@Alan.livingston]

People go to the track days before the race and bury cartons of beer to get around the restriction. Last I heard you could only have one carton per person per day.

[@rhéacevert]

Fireworks in a bin probably

[@wolfgamingnetwork3542]

The Aussie cousin of the American redneck Shit do yall got room for some freebird cause that looks like fun

[@Slippery-Sausage]

Bogan = Redneck in Australia/ NZ

[@kimkelvin]

the bend here in adelaide might have some potential :)

[@dyna_zero0385]

I’m from the US and I make sure I watch this race every yr !! This track layout / design is amazing !!!! and without a doubt is in the top 5 race tracks in the world.

[@BrockMak]

What about The Bend, Tailem Bend, South Australia? Would that track work? It has 3 layouts, but the longest of which is 7.77km

[@jasonrhl]

It will never work because there is literally nothing there other than a track

[@mrdiamond365_]

The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia had a pretty expensive renovation not too long ago and includes multiple layouts, and the medium sized one has Turkey T8. A return to "Adelaide" and historic F1 features? A win win to me. (Coming from a Melbournian who wants the F1 in Melbourne)

[@zackr.7628]

Can we have the "Bogan Christmas" clip uploaded out of context seperately? Just... Aksing for a friend... That I may or may not want to send it to 😂

[@Lazbotable]

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[@michaelcobbin]

Hi Josh, you missed including the 1993 Bathurst 1000 race when a horse got onto the track at Griffiths Bend.

[@fudge_mudge]

Could you do smth about Victoria Park in Adelaide?

[@stayoffthemarbles6790]

You don't miss mate. Another great vid. Mount panorama is one of my favorite tracks. While F1 would be fun to watch there, the soul of that place is built by super cars.

[@AWSgraphics]

I want to see NASCAR race at Bathurst

[@nigeltaylor72]

7:18 Your marker pin on the map looks to be in Chatswood, a northern suburb of Sydney.

[@toddburgess3943]

Was at that track in 1977 watching the, then, Hardy Frodo 1000 race with two driver teams of drivers from all over the world. Day after race, in downtown Bathurst, it was like an open pit lane as the cars, drivers etc were on display for the fans to get up close with.

[@adam346]

I really do appreciate the extra subtitles explaining what a bogan is, saves me a google search!

[@RadityaPramanaPutra2001]

What if the Australian Grand Prix rotating between Adelaide and Melbourne, like the German Grand Prix with Nürburgring GP-Strecke and Hockenheimring? And leave both Phillip Island and Sachsenring for motorcycle, local, and regional-level races. 🇦🇺🇩🇪

[@mahdikhandaker2510]

Been driving from Sydney to Orange for work. Saw that particular race track many times

[@JLewisRacing927]

"Not him" lmfao love it. Also Bathurst is the best track in the world imo, as an American.

[@kaiying74]

Ah yes, F1 the pinnacle of motorsport...so long as the tracks aren't too bumpy, wet, hot, cold, difficult or fast. And you need to give them a couple of hours to get the engines ready to turn on. Cos Pinnacle of motorsport mate. No you can't join the club to compete mate...pinnacle of motorsport.

[@SaunaPerkele_5]

I would say nascar is closer the pinnacle of motorsport than F1. Better drivers, better tracks, better cars, more passionate fans.

[@JBucki10]

What about The Bend? It is an absolutely amazing circuit!

[@DJ_Drakon]

One day im flying to australia to witness this race from the top of the mountain

[@ShantiDutta-t4y]

Bathurst, one of my favourite track on iracing sim❤

[@salmeza85]

Thoughts on Adelaide? I always liked that track.

[@anonluxor470]

That sound at 2:04 caught me off guard

[@F0eN_459]

Bathurst 12H is one of my Fav Races I LOVE That Track

[@FlashoftheBlades]

IRacing has both the Mercedes-Benz W-11 and Bathurst…there’s a virtual race idea. If we can’t do it non-virtually, we can at least do it virtually.

[@AgeGale]

10:13 I'll say there's been a tire wall built on the exit of turn 1 so cars can't cross the track like that anymore

[@Hugh.Gilbert]

I thought Bathurst was a fight with some racing on the side

[@HandSolitude]

Nascar should go to Bathurst.

[@Slippery-Sausage]

Imagine, that'd be amazing. SVG would cleanup though haha

[@talos935]

Isn't this all the same reason many circuits aren't still on major series calenders? Circuits like the Snaefell Mountain course and former FIM British GP.

[@terencemackie31]

One of your best videos Josh. Keep it up mate!

[@davidmarecek1754]

Though Phillip Island is a fantastic track (lowkey my favourite australian circuit, just for the flow), I think F1 would use Bend motorsport park if Albert Park wasn't up to snuff.

[@blaspereyra9193]

6:38 now I will not be able to forget the MONSTROSITY that I've seen here, thanks Josh 👍🏻

[@Adam-fj9px]

I'd like to see them at The Bend motorsport park, I think it's a really good looking circuit

[@yackmestar]

I love how you've added the Reynolds crash from this Fridays quali

[@allandyke4689]

Nicely done mate 😊

[@renehoude7705]

Just bought a pair of high end headphones. Never realized how good the soundtrack are good!! Nice work! :)

[@Babbo-r1k]

Mate, seriously thank you for always making a Bathurst video. I love to watch it but always forget when it's on

[@thirdwheel1985au]

Fun fact, Phillip Island actually hosted the first three events that would become the Bathurst 1000 - the cars beat up the track so much they had to close it for repairs, so it moved to Bathurst for 1963. I guess they liked it better because it never went back

[@gregoryalexander5190]

With the proposed upgrades to the Generation 4 cars, maybe Mount Panorama could host a Formula E race? Already talk of having to move to more permanent circuits rather than city centers. But I suspect the 'Nowhere near a major city' thing will stand against it.

[@BeanVirtualEngineering]

What about Adelaide or the bend

[@petemc4190]

missed a prime opportunity to champion getting Adelaide back on the calendar... jokes Bathurst is a dream F1 track!

[@TheBread09]

The snake ending up on the track the other day meant that you had to re-edit the video ey Josh? Gotta love Bathurst.

[@justyeetthechicane656]

4:32 how did Baku get a pass then? And that Miami chicane? Is that 12 meters?

[@nelsondawson9706]

I knew it was going to be Bathurst

[@MAL9000.]

haha if the saudis would build their own Norschleife / Bathurst / Talladega,, the FIA would still give them a Grade 1 certification and host an F1 race there...

[@Amm17ar]

Josh doing his best impression of Zues carrying the world statue, getting us through this random break in the F1 season.

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

Isn't that Atlas who carries the world, not Zeus?

[@Amm17ar]

@@skaldlouiscyphre2453 Lol....yes....yes it is....

[@jaffertv]

The is also The Bend, which is already a grade 1 circuit

[@mandrke]

It's Grade 2 actually

[@jaffertv]

@@mandrke shit, I've been called out on the internet

[@DAMMO23]

Could always come back to Adelaide Josh

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

I loved sim racing on the Albert Park track.

[@PhilipMurphy8]

Well made video for sure and no annoying paid promotion such as sponsors

[@shubhankarpradhan2672]

Josh.. the race today was a delight to watch.

[@TheOfficialMyk]

Hey Josh would love to see videos about current and older F1 tracks that are in need of redisigns o changes to have better racing. The new aero regs work great for the cars, but some circuits are nos suitable for these wider and larger cars than we had before.

[@samiraperi467]

Force manure 🍅 How about horse manure? 5:04 *Brought* up to scratch, not bought. Although granted, money is relevant.