Top 10 WORST Formula One Tracks

Like most of you mercurial knuckle-draggers out there, I have an opinion. So, here are my top 10 worst Formula One tracks of all time.

[@dave7573]

Valencia is impossible to overtake... Footage of Alonso overtaking like a beast.

[@rubywest5166]

That might have been from When Vettel's car conked out in 2012 though

[@josemanoel6208]

@@rubywest5166 thats webber

[@zeyonzane6458]

Maldonado on Hamilton in 2012? Is the best🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JoaoPaulo-wi4ie]

@@josemanoel6208 No, its Seb, he was dominating the race

[@wyzwaynewayan3021]

2012 was the outlier from that circuit.

[@accidentian]

Yas Marina definitely has overtaking opportunities, when you set AI level to 50 or below in F1 2019.

[@aguamenti2106]

😂

[@kraithaywire]

LOL

[@wecf1411]

You can’t overtake when your in first place

[@anrreivel8547]

Well, in 95 I can overtake xd

[@Yaruh]

Turn damage off and we can overtake

[@frostracing3649]

I can't thank you enough for not defaulting to the "dae tilke bad" argument. He is very capable of making great racing circuits (see Bilster Berg, Atlanta Motorsports Park, Sepang, COTA, Bahrain, etc) but often his clients prefer things outside his creative mind. I'm also happy not to see COTA on this list. However, I don't think he ruined Hockenheim; the old layout would have been rather poor for modern F1.

[@thejoshrevell]

Tilke isn't the one that called for the old Hockenheim to be demolished. And even then, the old circuit, whilst it was spectacular, was not that great for racing. I'll get hate for that. But, the new Hockenheim has proven to be a fantastic track for driving and racing. COTA and Bahrain have also been great, Sepang is an all-round great track, and of course Atlanta and that mini-Nurburgring Blisterberg are great, too. And of course, Istanbul Park. Tilke can design a track. But, he's been an easy target for years, unfortunately.

[@crusherbmx]

I agree that the old Hockenheim wasn't all that great, long run into the forest, not much passing.

[@uhlnd-tnny2983]

crusherbmx Obviously rather boring, but very special and historical. (Like Monaco)

[@crusherbmx]

@@uhlnd-tnny2983 True....I was going to add Monza, but ya....can be boring but ...Monza.

[@raymondo43]

COTA is not Hermann Tilke track, the layout was created mainly by Kevin Schwantz and Tavo Hellmund

[@lolshark99b49]

Guess this one is ready for an update

[@mslo7312]

8:29 this aged well

[@BlueOceanBelow]

I know nothing about F1 and have never seen a race, but I happened to see a poster with track outlines and wondered which ones are considered the worst. Coming from a place of total ignorance, very entertaining and informative video! :)

[@muhammadshahzaib7057]

Talking about yas marina 😜 just provided an absolute banger mate.

[@localstreetsbatman]

Watching your video for the first time and literally loved your commentary and editing 😂❤️. I paused to see those quick texts in the between because those were hilarious as f*** 😂

[@amygodley488]

Not lying here but Abu Dhabi is my favourite

[@superradnotmad]

Josh-we're stuck with Sochi. Russia-No we want war. F1-Then no more RACE!!!

[@MickyNash79]

The Sochi part is pure gold. Your accent in "Russian" is very fun. Great video. Please, keep on it

[@nicoresino7249]

1:11 I wear my sunglasses at night 🎵

[@grabacoffee1204]

I think if present f1 got smaller car every track are more fun.

[@thejoshrevell]

Possibly.

[@kartracer127]

Nope. You would need new driver.

[@Bastorianus]

Korea, india and China are/were some of the alltime bests, imo. And for me valencia is/was still better than monaco. Personally i liked all the tracks for personal racing.

[@patrickracer43]

Josh, in 2019: "we're stuck with Sochi" Everyone now: "another take has aged like a fine milk"

[@ascended1924]

In his defense, I think even Ukraine didn't see that invasion coming.

[@TheScottishSprayer]

Should build a circuit in West Ukraine to replace Sochi 😂

[@Tedris4]

@@TheScottishSprayer It'll have less missiles flung towards it than Jeddah, now that the US is royally pissing off the folks that sent the last one

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@TheScottishSprayerlucky that Abu Dhabi modified its layout since 2021 and even that, its still quite boring.

[@cdname47]

"First couple corners Is ok....rest is shit" -Kimi on Abu Dhabi

[@sicfrynut]

quote maker Kimi. bless his honest opinions. no one has to tell him every 5 seconds what he needs to be doing.

[@Amit_Kumar_Trivedi]

If kimi says it then it is. He speaks the truth, only truth and nothing but the truth. For most of the part, he doesn't speak

[@HUE_Larry]

It's really good until the end of the 2nd chicane after the 2nd straight

[@johngancarcik5682]

Kimi is God's gift to us

[@HUE_Larry]

@@johngancarcik5682 Kimi is god himself

[@michaeltremblay879]

Someone has to say it.... monaco isn't the worst but it's boring

[@thejoshrevell]

Yeah - I'd agree with that.

[@danielzajic6789]

I would rank tracks based on how fun they are. Fun = entertaining = good. So since Monaco is boring, that equals bad. For me its the most boring track since 2003 when I started watching this sport. (That means its the worst aswell)

[@adriamedina2563]

@@danielzajic6789 Monaco is still in the calendar because it's a myth and it provides lots of money. If F1 searched for entretaining races they wouldn't race at Monaco

[@swine13]

@@danielzajic6789 boring for drivers =/= boring for spectators so its not that easy

[@danielzajic6789]

Lieutenant Luxury but most of the time it equals. Drivers are people aswell and Monaco just isnt atractive. Some drivers like Monaco just because its prestigious for its history. But most importantly, they are driving for spectators, because they pay their wages. Without spectators its not their jobs but just a hobby.

[@samhobbs6517]

Josh when talking about Sochi: "I have absolutely no defence for this circuit." *Proceeds to call Turn 3 spectacular*

[@tomahawk5357]

@Gary Garratt Yes, Sochi is awful with the too many 90 degree turns. Yas Marina, too much low speed corner. Suzuka and SPA are great circuits.

[@stepladder3257]

Because it is, it’s the only good part in a horrible circuit

[@DarthRayvonGaming]

Bargain basement copy of Pouhon, with its only redeeming factor being that is sort of still occurring at the start of the breaking zone into the next corner.

[@ryane5281]

@@DarthRayvonGaming It's arguably more like Turkey turn 8, but different because you enter it at a much lower speed.

[@namenamename390]

@@ryane5281 It's basically Tilke going Ctrl+C Ctrl+V with turkey turn 8, which is fine albeit uninspired, turkey turn 8 is an awesome corner. He noticed that drivers and fans like it, so he said "do it again" and then proceeded to surround the copy with nothing else that could be concidered interesting.

[@duckyishappy]

Many people are saying monaco is shit for racing, that's true. But it has the most exciting quaily of the year

[@thejoshrevell]

I can agree with that...

[@duckyishappy]

@@thejoshrevell I think it has value for a racing weekend in the f1 calander purely because it truly tests the skill of the driver

[@jimbojones1848]

but the whole point of this video was to call out bad RACING circuits. an f1 car at quaily pace can look good anywhere. it sounds like all you guys want from a track is long straight into hairpin into long straight into hairpin into long straight into hairpin. any track can be good if the cars can actually follow each other.

[@derwolf9670]

I watch F1 for the racing...not the qualifying

[@mangamaster4]

@@derwolf9670 Then you struggle to see the bigger picture of what makes F1 a beautiful sport.

[@francesco5254]

I think we need to divide "boring race" from "boring layout"

[@limon7580]

You are correct

[@limon7580]

Catalunya and Marina bay have good layouts but the races are a bit boring

[@kretzschi5000]

lets make 3 1.boring to race. 2. boring to drive 3. boring to watch. and in those terms my worst f1 track in terms of boring to watch is yas marina, in terms of boring to race its the hungaroring and in terms of boring to drive its the old hockenheim ring but my personal worst track is the circuit of the americas. i mean you could argue that the racing there is good enough maybe. but the layout is shit. its basicly three hairpins connected by straights. and in order for it not to be just that they put in sektor 1 with those left right combination trying to make a feeling of Silverstone or Suzuka wich you havent because you can neither overtake there nor is it fun to drive. then another hairpin and turns 10 to 15 wich are the better part of the track but then it goes back to the straight and the hairpin. this track has no soul, no flavour and is shit to drive

[@pondaction9506]

The paul Ricard circuit is such a great track to drive around, very flowing and smooth, unique. But it just has lots of dirty air and suits the Mercedes too much

[@maninahatstudios4685]

@@pondaction9506 i feel if they changed sector 3 to have less of those medium speed one line corners paul ricard would be great

[@rohankar1999]

Now, Sochi had the most unexpected race of 2021 season.

[@ChefBrownSauce]

When a race at Sochi was exciting you know it was a fucking good race

[@gachaharemseries2029]

Yessir

[@mrslickman3061]

2 of the three tracks he mentioned separately had good races this year. And Yas marina is looking good too

[@apophisRO]

And that has nothing to do with the track itself lol

[@ABYTE64]

only because of rain, not because circuit

[@RandomPerson-fs5wq]

Man, the quality of this video is so high.... Is such a shame that all this work is being watched only by few..... Whatever, have a nice day and keep it up coz your videos are really good ^-^ Edit- This video actually got the views it deserved. Happy to be one of the first viewers :)

[@thejoshrevell]

Thanks heaps! :)

[@konkeydong4767]

@@thejoshrevell Coming soon, the Top 10 BEST Tracks? That would create one hell of a debate

[@thejoshrevell]

@@konkeydong4767 Ranking tracks is tricky. Especially for the best ones. Because, there'll always be people that disagree with it. But, I got a suspicion that the best F1 circuit of all time would probably be Spa-Francorchamps?

[@konkeydong4767]

@@thejoshrevell Not to me, that's exactly why it would be such an exciting video. Spa is great and all but you've also got Silverstone, Monza, the Autodromo Carlos Pace in Brazil, and you could even make a case for the Hungaroring, Catalunya(?), Magny-Cours, etc. Far from it to tell you what to do because you do this way better than I could, but that's F1's version of the Messi-Ronaldo debate, will never end

[@thejoshrevell]

@@konkeydong4767 Absolutely agree with you on Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos. Interlagos is probably my personal favourite track. Not just with how it is to drive, but the place is like a theatre. The crowd is on top of you, and the crowd can be heard audibly - and the echos of 'Ole, ole, ole, ole, Senna, Senna' is why I never want that track to be off the calendar.

[@samhobbs6517]

India was a good circuit imo. Lots of high speed corners and was overall a really fast and flowing circuit. Yeah, the racing wasn't that good, but imo it's one of the most underrated tracks ever and one of my favourite Tilke tracks.

[@rishitmurarka]

idt tilke made thwat track, the track was pre existing they just then proceeded to use it for F1

[@samhobbs6517]

@@rishitmurarka the track was literally completed 2 weeks before F1 first raced there.

[@danielennis9413]

Ye i dont know what hes talking about i loved that track

[@Nooboroshi]

@@rishitmurarka Track was not pre existing lmao. They literally built it to conform to FIA regulations. The pre existing one was MMRT which was being considered for the Indian Grand Prix but ultimately dropped because it would've been difficult to make it FIA compliant. Edit: as written in the description, this video is an opinion piece. So take this list with a grain of salt.

[@timhuggins1993]

The silverstone old club corner before the downhill to bridge corner as brundle said it had a copy of lol

[@daverussell457]

Martin Luther King: "I have a dream." Josh: "I have an opinion."

[@Ikcatcher]

Imagine if F1 decided to race at Macau, that’d be an entertaining sight for all the wrong reasons

[@ColeYote]

I'm not sure an F1 car would even be capable of making it around Macau. Particularly the worst turn in all of motorsports and the super-narrow bit leading up to it.

[@SotesWaine]

ColeYote what are you talking about?? Melco is a legend

[@gwnsystems]

🚒🚒🚑🚑🇲🇴🇲🇴

[@OnionChoppingNinja]

Macau is already a f-ing dead trap for the lower Formula's.

[@willallar7049]

I don't think it wouls be possible to have a boring Macau race, no matter what series is racing on it.

[@NotSosigRamsey]

I really don’t like paul Richard It just produces the most boring race of the year And my eyes hurt after the First few corners, all those red and blue stripes are really annoying, and there is basically no penalty for making a mistake with those massive runoff areas

[@No_Po_Racing]

Why? It is a great parking area... 🤪

[@knutpohl339]

And triggers epilepsy with the weird paint job

[@ikercardenas9926]

To F1 raaces, is boring. But, with the Blancpain GT Series is a nice Track

[@rutgerhoogendoorn1000]

The only exciting thing about Paul Ricard is Grosjean wreckimg his car on a circuit made of run offs

[@scsutton1]

And the run off area is the rest of France.

[@fpb9696]

Watching this in March 2022, I think we wont be stuck with the Sochi autodrome forever... 🤔

[@stepladder3257]

Had a good send off tho

[@reecejones5538]

Surprised no one said the Spanish Grand Prix. The circuit is basically straight, no overtaking, no overtaking, no overtaking, small straight, no overtkaing.

[@gerardsotxoa]

Jerez?? Montmeló??

[@owenchau4719]

@@gerardsotxoa catalunya not those legendary tracks lol

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Not to mention that terrible chicane which completely RUINS any run you might have down the front straight

[@SandipanNath123]

@@Duval-In-The-Wall then you cut the 'chicken'.

[@planegaper]

@@gerardsotxoa Jerez is a great track in a bad location, too far from Catalan, Valencia, or Madrid , FIA is lost.. at least moto gp has passing still, more passes per lap than an F1... once watched a 125 race, 11 lead changes in one lap, different riders each time..head was spinning..

[@chrisccc22]

Buddh was an incredible circuit to drive. Very flowing with great turns.

[@hemanggehlot2170]

The further Indian grand prixs were impossible due to some government issues as they asked formula 1 to pay taxes and government said that it’s not a sport it’s entertainment that’s y u need to pay taxes due to that formula 1 lost such a great track i wish it gets back in formula 1

[@chrisccc22]

@@hemanggehlot2170 I'm not sure of the politics involved in it but I do know Bernie was in charge, so it must have been pretty shady. However, that being said, It's one of the best tracks to drive on a SIM. For sure, one of Herman's best pieces of work.

[@voltgaming2213]

Christopher Chamberlain it was because of federal system in India and they clash with central government,so federalism is bad

[@jjk_x_yt]

@@hemanggehlot2170 it was because the past govt (Indian national congress ) is the most corrupt govt ever in entire world. they have corrupt about 800 billion dollars . for past 65 years. But now buddh track is free of tax

[@arindamsaha7062]

@@jjk_x_yt it was the Samajwadi Party UP Govt that levied heavy taxes, not the Congress. And Congress wasn't the most corrupt govt, the current one is

[@IIGrayfoxII]

9:30: Always turning left is normal American Racing.

[@SamnissArandeen]

He literally had that exact joke in the video. *insert stereotypical NASCAR joke here*

[@jakesullivan9179]

All American F1 races except COTA, Indy, Watkins Glenn, Sebring, and Willow Springs are bad. No offense to Europeans reading this but you guys underestimate how hot America gets (and how dysfunctional many American race organizers are) in the Summer. Most Indycar races are held in the evening or night at Summer due to immense heat. Tracks easily reach 60 celcius on a hot July day in America. COTA and Indy are and were held late in the season because of that very reason. COTA isn't Bahrain and Abu Dhabi hot but it gets to 40 celcius until early September. Your friendly Hoosier.

[@reddeadfan2040]

Sad laguna seca noises

[@derbax1332]

@@jakesullivan9179 the hottest temperature recorded on earth was actually 56.7 degrees Celsius and it was in California in 1913... just a correction don't want to be mean to you.

[@jakesullivan9179]

@@derbax1332 this is track temperature we're talking about.

[@chooseymomschoose]

"The surface was appallingly bumpy..." So, like every street in Detroit. HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@wadehm63]

chooseymomschoose Not just Detroit. Every where in this state. But our newly elected guvnah is gonna fix all that! 🙄

[@sylv2904]

That’s not even Detroit it’s just all of Michigan. The drastic change from bumpy to smooth on the Michigan-Indiana is downright hilarious and sad.

[@sylv2904]

*Michigan-Indiana border

[@ruufs2384]

We can’t race in Detroit it’s wa *_HAHA DETROIT GO BRRRRRRRRRRRR_*

[@tech9803]

Phoenix was also crap, for the same reasons. Ugly and baking hot.

[@rodrigonogueiramota4433]

Josh: Sochi Autodrome sucks Putin: would you like some tea Josh? you looks stressed

[@captaincortez4917]

That is before Sochi was announced to be replaced by the new Igora Drive track in St. Petersburg

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

"Let me check your brakes for you, Josh."

[@creepywas5249]

4:14 You: "Worst races ever" Also you:*shows Valencia 2012*

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

He should show 2009, a race with *zero* overtakes

[@exiledrabbit]

Schumacher's last podium what an exciting race that ended up being, not because of the circuit at all though

[@claudio2701]

And shows the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, which would be a joke for formula 1. It's still a shame as it hosts the final race of Moto GP as it's almost impossible overtaking even with bikes....

[@ValdeSanus]

Valencia 2012 probably one of the top 20 best races of all time

[@wyzwaynewayan3021]

@@ValdeSanus as a Seb fan, that race hurt a lot.. considering that early on the season Red Bull wasn't in their 2011 mojo, and I thought this was the race that they'll return. But nope, 2012 was a crazy season.

[@sayakmandal3240]

The Buddh International Circuit, India was a far better racing circuit for overtakes and exciting racing, but unfortunately it was discontinued. It is definitely not the worst circuit. Instead it should have been one of the best racing circuits.

[@dankorcz8158]

Monaco, perhaps not the worst but it's a relic of a bygone era, where cars were tiny and there were 26 men, racing wheel to wheel at every turn

[@DMC_Motorsports]

Take that back right now

[@coced]

That leads us to an other problem Cars today are freakin enormous

[@jameshutchison3596]

I like Monaco because it brings out the drivers frustration when stuck behind others. It's all about being patient, level headed and precise.

[@fry863]

no, it's the worst. it's not fun to race in the games, and it's not fun to watch the live races. it is fun to watch the drivers crash throughout practice and qualifying...and leclerc made the first few minutes of this years fun.

[@timothybird7450]

​@@jameshutchison3596 You can be the most patient, level headed and precise person ever, and it would still be virtually impossible to pass at Monaco. If someone came up with it as a new track design it would be thrown out because it does not meet any standards for current F1 tracks.

[@iwdtransit]

9:20 LOOK , MA ! NO HANDS! o shit , wall Feck it. One Hand!

[@kampfkohlrabi4813]

laughed so hard. He totally got me there!!

[@rainrle]

"Stuck with [Sochi] for the foreseeable future" 2022: "Oh I don't think so"

[@eyo_kun4042]

era of maldonado HAHAHAHAHA

[@sicfrynut]

classic.

[@danielmunizresua1165]

Valencia was a result of a scam and corruption of the local government, leaving a huge debt to Valencian people and a sort of boring races (nowadays the track is abandoned)

[@a3nofficial25]

Unpopular opinion: Sochi isn't nearly as bad and slow as yas marina

[@core_russell3869]

I agree

[@lmao7439]

Yeah

[@ThatCrazyKid0007]

Same. It's boring, but it's not Yas Marina boring.

[@lmao7439]

Main straight , that new runoff and turn 3

[@mcfireballs3491]

Agree

[@into_the_void]

The buddh circuit was actually good imo

[@quintuscrinis8032]

Completely agree, the rise up to the 2nd corner, the narrowing through the turn at the end of the top straight and the long right hander always seemed like a great set of ideas.

[@Carlisho]

If there is something we all universally agree, is that a top 10 wasnt enough.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

I like to think of it as the bottom ten.

[@1MrBryn]

I've been to the Singapore GP twice now. It's by far and away the best race destination holiday you'll ever have. It's amazing on every level. So I think that makes up for it not being the best racing there.

[@oneontumetse7900]

Same, 2017 and 2019. Yes the race is boring but Singapore is a great destination. Also the night race experience is amazing.

[@1MrBryn]

@@oneontumetse7900 Also, it looks amazing on TV. Like an old arcade game. I look forward to it like I look forward to Monaco. It's such a spectacular event.

[@RaldoBot]

@@1MrBryn it supplies incredible eye candy, especially on the overhead shots showing the whole city at night. It’s beautiful.

[@uwuface8234]

I'm from Singapore. I remember when they first announced the introduction of the Singapore GP, I was like, god this is going to be another shitty street circuit. That still stands, I still think the track is shit. But the GP itself is a spectacle to behold. Unless I have somewhere to be that weekend. Then the road closures are a pain in the butt.

[@maceroni5869]

I agree. Unlike Monaco it is possible to overtake and there is space to change the layout. Also, (even at night), the heat and humidity makes it an extra physical challenge for the drivers.

[@skyscall]

It's a great video, but I'd have appreciated having a track map displayed briefly when naming the individual tracks

[@DanTheCaptain]

Sure Korea, Buddh, Valencia and Marina Bay might not be the best, but I love them! Their great fun to drive around in practise and qualifying. However, as mentioned, they are terrible for racing!

[@DanTheCaptain]

@David Shon Yes, I agree. I was just saying objectively, doing laps around it is really fun!

[@DanTheCaptain]

@David Shon Yeah, I mean why not rep your national track? I mean I'm 1st Gen Hungarian and I love the Hungaroring. Arguably another track that's really fun yet doesn't produce the best racing (In F1 at least). I'm also Canadian so I technically have two home GPs haha!

[@Eliteerin]

I liked India and marina bay tbh

[@brendanlanglois2865]

I actually really like Buddh, in racing games/sims at least

[@ari-jz5cc]

Marina Bay ain't too bad. It's got some good races like 2019and 2017 and it's far more wider than Monaco. From a racing perspective, I'd give it a 7.5/10. At least the place does have overtaking opportunities unlike some places and it does have crashes (some circuits are just so boring there isn't even a simple light collision that makes a DNF. Combined with the time and the experiences available, I'd give it a 9/10. (maybe i'm saying this cuz I'm Malaysian and we lost Sepang so Singapore is the closest.

[@all-caps3927]

And here we are today, with the Las Vegas GP just announced.

[@SoftBank47]

And the proposed layout of that track looks similarly dreadful.

[@MaxVerstappenGlazer]

The racing wasn’t bad

[@harmless_onion]

Buddh is a good circuit .

[@yohannessulistyo4025]

Boring city circuits: ah at least I can wait for someone to crash and my favourite driver to move a place ahead. Boring track circuit: Completely hopeless. There are chances when the car broke down by itself, but who wants to see that?

[@Jaeg3rM3ist3r]

Yas Marina...my new favorite track since Dec. of 2021 xD

[@BonezyBoy]

Lol

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

“Lewis Hamilton slowed down the pack to try and get the Ferraris to win the championship for him” Best description of Abu Dhabi 2016

[@stepladder3257]

best description of his season lol

[@captaincortez4917]

Except there was only one Ferrari. The other car was a Red Bull... Still no difference speed-wise

[@alexwolf8019]

I may be alone in this, but I hate Monaco. I hate watching it and playing games on it. That track just sucks IMO, and well its just my Opinion.

[@challengemasters775]

Ikr but there is one worse than Monaco. It is the Hanoi track in Vietnam.

[@will2108]

@@challengemasters775 yea ikr, the corners are too thin and the straight just gives mercedes engines a massive advantage

[@ThaneDukeHeineken]

Fun with slow cars like in Gran Turismo but very frustrating in F1 games.

[@jackjon7763]

I hate all tracks with walls on top of the racing. It really penalizes mistakes which I like but it makes defending way too easy if you have a similar pace.

[@will2108]

@@jackjon7763 yu also theres no point in most curbes especially castles section in baku

[@alexanderpenucevski1324]

As both a native Metro Detroiter and second-generation F1 fan, I have great stories from my dad and uncle about not only the racing, but the idiots in the grandstands who thought they knew everything. You think the track was bad? The people were worse! Excellent video!

[@philips6182]

I liked Korea’s circuit. I loved the high speed corners and then long straight for overtaking. Also Ik a lot of the races at Valencia were boring I agree but one of the best races in the past decade in my opinion was the 2012 European Grand Prix. Just noticed how all the shots from Valencia in this video were from 2012 funny enough

[@rjfaber1991]

Yeah, I was very surprised as well (slightly primed by Singapore, my favourite street circuit in the world, being on the list, but surprised nonetheless) because I think Yeongam was amazing. It's definitely the best Tilke track we no longer race on in my opinion, even better than Sepang. If I'd have put a discontinued Tilkedrome on the list, it would have been Buddh, because that truly was awful.

[@birandkoray]

​@@rjfaber1991istanbulpark the best

[@benji274]

Seems there is a new entry- Saudi Arabia

[@johnturner4400]

The benefit of racing a street circuit at night is there will be less traffic around

[@ryane5281]

The biggest issue with Singapore imo is that almost every turn is a right-angle. I get that it’s in the middle of a city but even Monaco manages hairpins.

[@wednesdays6206]

U mean airpins?

[@rileybanks1191]

Monaco is an old, old city, predating the car, with old, old streets. Singapore is a modern city, with modern highways.

[@ryane5281]

@@rileybanks1191 True, but if F1 is going to choose to race at Singapore, they should at least find a section of roads that make a half-decent track, even if that means leaving the city centre.

[@eoghanburke2581]

Really the only 90 degree section is the final sector, the rest is pretty good. If they removed some of those chicanes it could be quite good

[@ryane5281]

@@eoghanburke2581 The racing is still boring elsewhere in the track. Singapore is basically a slightly less boring Monaco that doesn't have the qualifying, difficulty or heritage to make up for it.

[@aloter1680]

Monaco isn't the most entertaining but as it has a big historical part, as drivers have to be clinical, as the ambiance is special, it makes the track unique and seeing it IRL is just incredible.

[@zacharyradford5552]

It’s not that Monaco isn’t entertaining it just need the right driver like Senna or Gilles.

[@jormungandr2]

History means nothing when it comes to any other circuit. Fuck Monaco. Teams should boycott because there are no safty zones

[@quackingpanda8466]

Exactly, I would hate it if it was every week but it's nice to have a variety of circuits on the calendar

[@BoxBoxNow]

Historical yet still an iconic place for F1

[@geoffheard5768]

If Monaco wasn't an Elite playground, it would have been dumped years ago. As modern F1 is all about money laundering, where better to shove it in our faces than Monaco.

[@danielroach2633]

This video has aged wonderfully Las Vegas is coming in 2023 Yas Marina got redesigned for the 2021 season finale Russia/Sochi is no longer a fixture on the f1 Calendar

[@FunnierIrishPerson]

8:21: Were gonna be stuck with this contraption forever. Vladimir Putin in 2022: hold my beer

[@STANDARD_POTATO]

Why is Paul Ricard not in this list?

[@thejoshrevell]

Because it was that boring, I completely forgot about it.

[@STANDARD_POTATO]

@@axybomick best race doesn't mean good track. Paul Ricard is one of the most confusing track in the whole world. There's so many random open roads/chicanes on the track, you just don't know where you are going. Then the run off areas. They just had to colour the run off areas in blue and red stripes. I mean why? Why not colour them in solid green? You're making the track even more confusing than it already is

[@xanderdeboever3798]

@@axybomick one of the best races this year? Not even close mate, I could argue for it being the worst race of this year (the sight of the circuit alone leaves me puking, not even talking about how boring the races are)

[@Yahniboy]

Exactly

[@Stereo3DProductions]

This year's France GP was so horribly boring it pushed some drivers to actually apologize about the poor racing it delivered.

[@devinhomewood2230]

I wonder how stock cars would run at these. I'm sure that FIA would learn to laugh at themselves if NASCAR decided to hold exhibition races at these tracks. Stock cars can run great at road courses, but even the best wouldn't be able to wheel a stock car at these tracks. The problems F1 drivers had at these would probably be multiplied tenfold for NASCAR Stock Cars

[@donholmes4476]

A NASCAR driver has some of the best car control skills of any racing driver worldwide! Most has a dirt track history! Most guys in Europe never experience a race car that will change during a race! I’d love to see Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott and William Byron & Rowdy get about 30 days in an F1 car then run a rain ☔️ race say Monza against the best!

[@B-A-L]

Do they fck! I'm a NASCAR fan and I can tell you they have no idea how to drive around road circuits! I've seen better races at junior levels!

[@nathanschafsnitz8860]

Say whatever u like but if Tilke designed Monaco it’s would instantly be the “worst track ever”

[@neil754]

Couldn't be worse than it already is. Brilliant track for a time trials with one car on track at a time. A good measure of driver skill, but for racing it's useless. A glorified go-kart track with yachts, cash and filmstars. F1 outgrew Monaco in the 70's

[@nathanschafsnitz8860]

@@neil754 ehhh more like early 2000s when the cars were smaller but yea no longer good racing

[@yakul4410]

Where's Catalunya? WHERE'S CATALUNYA, JOSH?

[@gerardsotxoa]

there have been many circuits of Cataluña's GP

[@yakul4410]

@@gerardsotxoa I meant the current one

[@ElSarto_ESP]

@@yakul4410 north-east spain

[@yakul4410]

@@ElSarto_ESP I see, you're a man of culture too

[@alfieaolomons6560]

U r a maniac

[@olegpetrovic]

1:25 2023: Hold my beer

[@mexicanopdb]

Well now Yas Marina has another infamous end to a wdc

[@oisinreynolds5395]

Well sochi aged well lol

[@SN13K3R]

7:14 wish granted

[@olegpetrovic]

​@404TVfrdepends on how ya look at it

[@hallamhal]

Well... we may not be seeing Sochi this year...

[@Mameyaro]

The Ceasar's Palace GP layout and how shit it was is representative of how the rest of Las Vegas is. Source: I am a Las Vegas resident.

[@RockstarPoole69]

Got to say that, respectfully, got to disagree with Shanghai being a boring circuit because I kinda liked it, very fast and flowing in sectors As far as the top ten is concerned, can we not have Sochi and Yas Marina as 1A and 1B because they are both god damn awful! Thankfully, looks like next year's Russian GP will be the last at Sochi before moving to a new venue temporarily near St Petersburg(?) I think

[@thejoshrevell]

Shanghai certainly has some character with it, but I think they may need to re-profile the last corner. Not sure what it really adds to the racing. But, that could just be me. That Russian circuit is Igora Drive, I think. And that track actually looks pretty dope.

[@joshlad8762]

RockstarPoole69 Paul Ricard is a joke as well

[@binlinyu6647]

2006 China Grand Prix is always my favorite

[@tastycookiechip]

Sochi is the complete opposite of awful

[@RockstarPoole69]

@@joshlad8762 Paul Ricard is a glorified test track. There should be a rule that says no test tracks allowed on the calendar; so no Catalunya, no Paul Ricard etc.

[@johngancarcik5682]

Sochi review aged well

[@dragonsoul07]

Yeah..wish sepang circuit back in F1 especially in October race....so exciting

[@TigerofRobare]

Ceasar's Palace, Detroit, Dallas . . . I'm sensing a theme here.

[@nathanschafsnitz8860]

But the glen, Cota, and riverside are good race track tho those street cucuit ones whet it gets hot asf wet that mistake lol

[@RACECAR]

Terrible layouts in conditions that might as well have been Prison in the middle of a desert and with little fanfare?

[@geoffheard5768]

Street circuits are shit, is the main theme...and I agree. In Victoria, we have Phillip Island available...yet we hold the race in Albert Park. Why? Oh yeah, organizers are a corporation and want to steal as much money as they can on top of profit. It's what they do.

[@msgpatient7850]

@@geoffheard5768 i watch motogp and i can definitely say that phillip island produce great race, but albert park is still a decent track.

[@SamnissArandeen]

At the moment America only has two good street circuits. Long Beach is one of them, Reliant Park in Houston is the other.

[@cdname47]

Bro? Paul ricard has to be number 1. Due to it's stupid arbitrary lines drawn on a supermarket car park look. I'm not sure it was even that great in the 80s, it just had one scary corner. But since they swathed it in that tarmac it's a literal turn off from me

[@Ewane]

Brum Racing if they hadn't added all the runoff, the track would've had to shut down. Having run off, therefore being a good test facility, gave the circuit the money to survive.

[@thejoshrevell]

Yeah, I really don't know why I didn't add Paul Ricard onto this list. Great test facility, but the Grands Prix held there have been batshit boring.

[@cdname47]

@@Ewane still nearly killed Alex Wurz in a huge accident That tarmac is zero use in the rain, or if brakes fail, or if there is a wheel off the car or they're already upside down when they hit it.... If there was gravel there it wouldn't be a great layout but at least it would be interesting

[@StuffAndMore]

@@cdname47 a gravel trap would make it just like every other track, at least with the stripes it is different to every track. Plus the stripes have abrasive paint so slow the cars down if you go over them

[@Evilpengwinz78]

@@thejoshrevell Surely Paul Ricard wouldn't have qualified for this list under the conditions you set out at the beginning of the video - The ugly tarmac runoff at every corner didn't exist in the 1970s when the circuit was first built and used for F1. I'd consider the current version to be disqualified from this list for the same reasons as Tilke modified tracks like Hockenheim, since the runoff is such a major aspect of the current layout. I do think it's a poor circuit for F1 racing today. But was it a bad circuit historically? It's a below average circuit for racing, but it still has Signes corner and the Mistral straight; It had some good races historically, such as Leyton House nearly winning in 1990. That's more noteworthy bits of track and classic races than Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Valencia and Korea ever produced. It's the ridiculous amount of runoff and the current F1 cars that make the circuit so poor for racing nowadays, rather than the layout producing bad racing. And since it has a contract for F1 through to 2024 (I believe? Correct me if that's wrong), it's worth considering if it'll be a bad circuit for future F1 cars. I think in 2021 once we get new cars that can follow more closely, T1 and particularly T4 will become overtaking spots for F1 cars again. I'd expect to see some battles that start at T1 or T4 and continue down to the Mistral chicane under those circumstances. I'd expect it to be one of the most improved circuits from 2021, even if it's unlikely to produce a classic race in dry conditions. I can't say the same for other tracks on this list like Sochi and Abu Dhabi, or even a contender like Shanghai. That's a stronger defence of Paul Ricard than I can make for most of this list, or the 'honourable mentions'. I'm not saying it's a great circuit like Spa or Monza. But it's not as terrible as recent history would have you believe, either. Leaving it off the list is the right decision IMO. I think this vid is well researched and has actually done a pretty good job of avoiding recency bias tbh - It would've been easy to miss Nivelles or Zeltweg, since they each only hosted one race, or have a list featuring Paul Ricard, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, and Tilkedromes that fell off the calendar in the last decade.

[@davidvasquez08]

7:08 Checo: hold my best move of my career

[@timothybogle1461]

We'll see in 8 hours if the changes to Yas Marina make a difference.

[@YZZ505]

Holy shit Malaysia is not included in this video Finally I can feel proud as a Malaysian

[@core_russell3869]

Malaysia is an amazing track

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

@@core_russell3869 🔥🔥🔥

[@jlohzh]

I guess Marina Bay would've been a better circuit if only the streets were wider. The overwhelming amount of turns makes it difficult for such wide cars to overtake on such narrow streets. I heard some drivers do like it as a challenge but it really doesn't help excite viewers

[@sekhyhybrid6701]

Good news then. In 2022 Singapore will lose 4 turns (16-19), which will become a straight instead.

[@bruneleythor2604]

Shanghái is a good track

[@thehuggingsimmy1765]

I tend to disagree with Singapore being a bad track. Sure, the first bit of the race is boring since it's like a Monaco train ,but as soon as someone pits all hell breaks lose. Teams start using all sorts of strategies, crashes everywhere and okay, maybe it isn't the easiest track to overtake on but it definitly isn't on Monaco's level. Remember Ricciardo passing people repeatedly on the last singapore race or Vettel coming through the field after pitting. It's also a big challenge for the drivers since the temperatures are very high and there's a lot of humidity.

[@Krahhf]

I disagree

[@mikeeuverman6297]

@@Krahhf I disagree with you

[@saizan3193]

Its boring.. sorry

[@Huayra21]

Worst circuits currently IMO 5: Spain (hard to overtake) 4: France (“boring”) 3:abu dhabi (night is sick but other than that it’s shit) 2: monaco (great atmosphere and decent qualy, race is a snoozfest 1: Russia (simply garbage)

[@imm0rtal_k1]

"I guess Sochi will be with us for the future" Putin 2022 : yeah I don't think so

[@derekthornberry565]

As an American, I can not argue with this list. you can not take the success of one street course (Long Beach), and expect it to work everywhere (Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Dallas). There are all kinds of beautiful road courses that could have been used ( Sonoma, Laguna Seca, etc).

[@thejoshrevell]

Absolutely. And even after all that, they still tried getting a street course in Port Imperial, Flushing Meadows, and now Miami. Meanwhile, as you said, there are tracks such as Laguna Seca, Sonoma and even Road America that could be great, if brought up to F1 standard.

[@05Crewchief]

@@thejoshrevell Curious if a new track being built in Arizona would be a better option then Miami. By the end of the creation of the circuit it will be a 4.25 mi circuit.

[@chrismurphyracing94]

The best thing F1 ever did was have the Indy 500 as a points race.

[@Eibarwoman]

And Detroit was removed due to cost to team owners as the track much like 1980 to late 2000s Michigan International Speedway was high attrition due to harsh winters. It didn't matter how wide that racing surface was or thick, the frost made it bumpy and very high attrition as seen by IndyCar/CART at MIS.

[@justinl2009]

As much as I love Laguna Seca, the drop from the Corkscrew is probably too much for F1.

[@WaterDispencer519]

Sochi Autodrom: 7:17 2021: *uno reverse card*

[@nielsvandenberg9022]

I'm hoping Zandvoort won't be a boring race

[@TheRatedE]

Yeah it will be though...

[@nielsvandenberg9022]

@@TheRatedE but it'll be the only circuit with a banking. Which is unique

[@Flameiac]

@@nielsvandenberg9022 *Michelin flash backs*

[@MihzvolWuriar]

I'm scared and excited at the same time, it could go both ways easily

[@g-turismoonboards128]

It will be if Max Verstappen doesn't make mistakes

[@owensanders7749]

What was that about Sochi staying in F1 for ages unfortunately? Looks like we all got our wish 😂

[@tastycookiechip]

It's a great track what's wrong with it?

[@manuelgrothe608]

3:11 Formula 1 should have the US Grand Prix at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan

[@patrickschadowski1937]

You forget Indianapolis. Nice Video by the Way.

[@Blubatt]

Meanwhile in the future... Oh good, Sochi is gone forever, F1 has a bright future ahe...wait, they're racing in Las Vegas next year? NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON?! NOOOOOOO

[@blazi2293]

Hot take: 2021 didn't save Sochi. The race was good because of the rain in qualy and the unexpected rain at the end of the race. This kind of condition at Monaco would be even crazier By the way, now we can add Qatar to the list

[@Andrometer_]

Idk but I think Jeddah would be better. In all seriousness, but why TF you make a high speed, narrow af street circuit without any safe run-off areas? It would be better if we had 2 Abu Dhabi races in the calendar

[@ze_rubenator]

Well, no worries. Putin was kind enoough to guarantee there won't be any Sochi GP's for a while.

[@stepladder3257]

Well Monaco 2022 this year had a similar conditions it was definitely worse than Sochi 2021

[@AeonAxisProductions]

"Oh shit wall" XD I say that all the time playing racing sims

[@birdflu176]

Yas marina certainly entertained this year....

[@gosportjamie]

I can forgive Singapore, firstly for getting to see Vettel wipe out the front row of the grid in the rain, and, secondly, for the fact that weird things, like really out-of-the-blue stuff, seem to happen there very regularly. Unfortunately, as F1 is at the moment, we're not really going to get good racing anywhere, and the powers-that-be seem to be absolutely intent on making sure the sort of wheel-to-wheel, close quarters, knock down and drag out racing we saw in the '80s and part of the '90s never happens again, which is a damn shame...

[@HepauDK]

One of the "out of the blue" things being Magnussen getting fastest lap of the race 2 years in a row in an uncompetitive car...

[@rjfaber1991]

I completely disagree with Josh on Marina Bay; I think it's the greatest street circuit in the world. Or at least, the greatest one that F1 could race on. Macau takes a lot of beating, but that's barely wide enough for GT racing, leave alone F1, leaving us with Marina Bay and Baku, and I múch prefer the former.

[@aaronie3230]

Whos here after sochi 2021

[@plazasta]

Hey what do you have against AVUS? It's basically two comically long straights connected by two corners, one of them being a bricked turn with a 43º banking that was nicknamed the Wall of Death. How can you not love that track? Also the original layout was twice as long as the one used in F1. It was literally 19.6 km long. It was a track almost as long as the Nurburgring Nordschleife, but it was two straights connected by two corners.

[@thejoshrevell]

It's not without it's appeal, which is why it was merely an honorable mention. But aside from the Wall of Death which launched people into the low Earth orbit if they went off there, there wasn't much to it, imo.

[@plazasta]

Josh Revell well I mean there was also the fact it was the fastest race track ever made and that it also was the very first segment of the autobahn ever built in Germany (to paraphrase the website: yup. The very first segment of the Autobahn ever built was also a race track) I'd like to say we should bring back F1 there, but I doubt it would be interesting as I'm not even sure the engines would survive a few laps

[@TINYHEAD69]

@@plazasta the cars would need to take the banking super low in order to not snap in half id imagine. sadly we'll never know since it doesn't exist anymore :(

[@plazasta]

TINYHEAD they could try making a 90º banking corner too

[@TINYHEAD69]

@@plazasta lmao that would be something, also i tried out the track in assetto corsa with the 2018 f1 cars and it actually didn't scrape the banking if you had it high enough

[@RainbowPuschel]

To be honest, Sochi isn't that bad. The Track flows nicely.. i'd say the bigger issue is Fomula 1 in itself

[@gauthamsuresh1415]

Are you for real? -_-

[@jappie.]

to be fair sochi is 1 of my fav. tracks together with: spa, Canada, Abu, France, Austria and monza top 10 worst (i only played f1 2017 and 18) 10. U.S.A. (Austin) 9. Silverstone 8. Singapore 7. hungary 6. Mexico 5. spain 4. hockenheim 3. Baku 2. monte carlo 1. Japan

[@WynnofThule]

On Yas Marina the drivers literally celebrate after turn 11! There is so little passing there they literally celebrate before the race is over!

[@Ethanoljunkie]

Because there is so much tracks where you can seriously overtake after straights...

[@gturner38]

Realistically the only tracks on the calendar where passing at or after the last turn on the final lap is a possibility are Bahrain, Montreal, Baku, Spa, Suzuka (if we call the chicane the last turn), and Brazil. In every other case, the last passing opportunity is multiple turns away from the finish.

[@stpbasss3773]

@@Ethanoljunkie well that's how racing and drafting works, there's no way to get rid of passing after a straight.

[@gmark007isGianmarcoMaioli]

I don’t agree with Valencia, I believe the usual circuit isn’t quite fit for an F1 car and the street one gave us an astonishing race in 2012. Kinda sharing your same opinion for the remaining circuits.

[@gmark007isGianmarcoMaioli]

Tejas Venkatesh you’re goddamn right

[@superman28607]

Though having history, I hate Monaco gp circuit. I even like Singapore more