Vietnam Secures 2020 F1 Spot + First Drive Video

[Hor-hay]

I'm all for it, gives me another GP that's not so expensive to get to!

I'd rather this track then a stripe crazy track like Paul Ricard.

 

[Enagee]

2 words.... Dead track.

 

[jven]

Ugh...why do all the circuit designers think the world is flat?

No imagination, yuck!
Let's add the Circuit de Charade back in there!

 

[Easty]

long straits with lots of drafting, may see some overtaking here. but i guess they will put in a few chicanes in to stop that from happening. warm and humid most likely rain showers, engines blowing up, could be some good racing for the mid to back teams. will have to wait and see. could use one of those trike taxis for a pace car.

 

[Snailer]

Shrink it by a factor of 2 in every way and it won't look at all out of place on a Formula E calendar.

 

[howitzer155mm]

Looks really interesting, though I have to say the straights are mighty long... flip the Aero kits and they could gain enough velocity to take off from them. The rest of the track looks pretty cool though actually, look at those curves in the back section! For a street circuit, it certainly has a bit of natural-ness to it.

 

[wombat999]

Another really stupid move like the deceased circuit in South Korea!

I doubt the interest in F1 exists in Vietnam, if so it would only appeal to the minority moneyed class.
Last time I visited for the Long tan memorial service the general population was not doing that well, but they were getting by with the usual Vietnamese optimism.
Different to my previous 'visits' in 1967-1969-1970-1973.............!

 

[Dovi design]

I get that you like Vietnam @Thang Nguyen , but clicking on everyone post with disagree just because they have their own opinion is being a bit of a troll.
Then again you only fifteen.... , try Facebook or Instagram rather, maybe better suited for you.

He's Vietnamese .__.
That's a Vietnamese name

 

[ClimaxF1]

He's Vietnamese .__.
That's a Vietnamese name

I get that and have nothing against Vietnam, one of my long time friend actually comes from there, Tri Duong.
My point was more that every disagree on the first page until then was done by him which is a bit unnecessary or trolling if you want.
The track still looks boring and flat but let's see, I could be wrong.

 

[shimon.ifraimov]

people said awful about baku too but now its one of the most entertaining track on the calendar.

 

[RichardHessels]

Too much chicanes where only one line is possible, so hardly any overtaking.

 

[John-Eric Saxén]

I think they will have overtaken long before the braking zones with DRS + these crazy straights, so no worries about chicanes.

 

[Alex Townsend]

Looking forward to going there. Very cheap flight from where I live in Malaysia
As to whether it will be good for racing or not, kinda reminds me of Baku which was actually pretty entertaining.

 

[whip]

just what F1 needed.... a track that looks like a cock

 

[Yetch]

As the man himself stated, just looks and feels like Russia and we all know what great racing Sochi provides!

 

[Terry Rock]

I see F1 is again going the way of Indycar with those catch fences. Those are driver-killers.
With all the land available in Vietnam, they couldn't come up with a dedicated circuit with proper, safe run-off areas?
Wonder in spite of Spa' high speed why the number of deaths there is not through the roof and racing is good?
Guys can take chances, knowing if it all goes wrong they're not going to end up like Wickens....in a wheelchair.

 

[driveroz247]

With the close walls of a street circuit, long high speed straights, hairpins and twisty sectors and little to no run off area, prepare for red flags,safety cars and loads of carnage.

Not a bad thing as the driving skills of the driver really will come into play and really be tested in some sections of the track.

 

[JonnyCombat]

Sounds like hell for the drivers depending on the time of year it takes place.

100% humidity, and month long monsoon seasons.

 

[F1Aussie]

Top speed Gen 2 280kph ? 0-100 2.8 ? ....... not shabby

Might have a top speed of 280 but you will never see it on the current Mickey mouse formula E tracks. The current car only used to get to between 180 and 200 kph on all circuits but the car itself had a higher top speed than that.

 

[Dobermann92]

My biggest problem with the track that it is copying corners from other tracks. Why can't they just do their own thing? The straight sections could be shorter too, with a chikane or something.