This Adelaide track was that great in my opinion because it made drivers really have a hard work to do. Those mid-speed 90 degree turns along with the low grip tarmac resulted in some great pieces of car control, also seen in onboards of Jean Alesi, Gerhard Berger and Nigel Mansell.
I was actually in Adelaide this weekend and walked around the track. A magnificent street circuit. I was amazed by how narrow it was running through the 90-degree corners early on in the lap. At one point it is only a normal 2 lane street running past people's front doors! Having been to Melbourne in 2009, although it is a good circuit I wish we were still at Adelaide.
This is the reason why overtaking was much easier in th 90ies. You could still be 2nd by being 1.2 seconds down. Today, being a second down usually means that you are not among the top 10. Everybody is moving at almost the same speed now. BTW, this race was Ayrton's last victory.
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ayrton15000 4 months ago
This Adelaide track was that great in my opinion because it made drivers really have a hard work to do. Those mid-speed 90 degree turns along with the low grip tarmac resulted in some great pieces of car control, also seen in onboards of Jean Alesi, Gerhard Berger and Nigel Mansell.
TifosiAlonso 4 months ago
year i was born :) to bad it wasn't a little earlier. i missed so much
Michaelswk93 6 months ago
I was actually in Adelaide this weekend and walked around the track. A magnificent street circuit. I was amazed by how narrow it was running through the 90-degree corners early on in the lap. At one point it is only a normal 2 lane street running past people's front doors! Having been to Melbourne in 2009, although it is a good circuit I wish we were still at Adelaide.
bigslydoc 7 months ago 20
beautiful track, i miss :/
Felyestay 7 months ago
This is the reason why overtaking was much easier in th 90ies. You could still be 2nd by being 1.2 seconds down. Today, being a second down usually means that you are not among the top 10. Everybody is moving at almost the same speed now. BTW, this race was Ayrton's last victory.
TheColinChapman 7 months ago
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safuanedante 7 months ago
seems like the steering wheel is sticking out further than the cockpit. Visable when he turns at the hairpins.
CHABBO 8 months ago
The best!
nclshakedown 10 months ago 8
that strange, he should have been doing 1.13.
dfraccaro1 11 months ago
@dfraccaro1 He would later finish with a 1'13. This was just a random lap.
Conquerer13 9 months ago
@dfraccaro1 He did it later... he was on pole in this race.
LouieGee 9 months ago
magic senna
Mabarrasen 1 year ago 2