World champ creates superlap from favourite corners
Lewis Hamilton has designed his dream F1 circuit. The imaginary track features ten of his favourite corners.
“I wanted to create a circuit that would be challenging, exhilarating and enjoyable,” Lewis said, “but most of all somewhere you would love to have the chance to drive and provide the definitive test for any driver, in any car.”
The anti-clockwise layout includes Spa’s Eau Rouge (the best corner in F1, still), Copse from Silverstone and Tabac from Monaco (where he picked up a puncture this season). With only ten corners, it wouldn’t last long, but it would be one hell of a ride.
Watch a video of Lewis describing his perfect circuit (and then ignore the blatant ad at the end)
Which corners would you want on your dream F1 lap?
2 responses so far
1 A Ludlow // Nov 28, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Aaah, he’s lovely.
2 Osmodious // Dec 1, 2008 at 1:56 am
Not sure about all the corners, but I think that the best track in the world would have Eau Rouge and the Corkscrew from Laguna Seca, at the very least. I’d probably also want one of the curves from Watkins Glen (not sure of the name, but I like that 90 degree right after the downhill straight (which has unfortunately been emasculated since I was last there) and I like the uphill ’s’ switchback, which is fast and neat), several of the curves from Nurburgrung (Carousel especially) and that awesome slightly banked final curve from Indy. Then again, my ultimate track was the old Monza, so who am I to say anything about tracks…