F1 | First Images From Vietnam GP Pitlane Revealed

Paul Jeffrey

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In recent weeks the first images of the new Vietnamese Grand Prix pit building have emerged online, showing the advanced state of development for Formula One racing's newest venue.

Part street and part permanent facility, the Hanoi Circuit in Vietnam is set to host the third round of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship this April 5th, and it looks like development is roaring forward ahead of the big event in just under three months time.

We've already seen some early development images from the circuit construction late last year, however it looks like things have taken a rapid turn for the better as the key development work starts to head into the final stages of building.

“This is an important moment in the development of the Hanoi Circuit and another vital milestone in the lead up to Vietnam’s first ever Formula 1 race weekend,” said Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation CEO Le Ngoc Chi.​

“Like the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long and the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature which have inspired the Pit Building’s design, we hope this structure will become another iconic Hanoi landmark.


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The new circuit, designed by renowned F1 circuit designer Herman Tilke, will feature 23 corners and runs for 5.607km - mixing tight street circuit characteristics with faster, more open portions of purpose built racetrack.

The addition of Hanoi swells the 2020 calendar to 22 rounds in the sports 70th season, up one from last year as the Vietnamese and Dutch Grand Prix join the calendar. With seven back-to-back race weekends and the further inclusion of the returning Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in May - next season has plenty of interesting points to consider once the racing gets underway in Melbourne on March 15th.

Original source: Vietnamese Grand Prix Facebook


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Has anyone else designed an F1 circuit over the last 20 years? Sometimes I wonder if it's not necessarily Tilke's fault for bland tracks, but more because of the current safety restrictions on what can be built...
It's mostly Tilke's fault for the bland tracks, Suzuka and Interlagos are great tracks and they're safe for F1.
 
It's mostly Tilke's fault for the bland tracks, Suzuka and Interlagos are great tracks and they're safe for F1.
not having a parking lot as a run off simply adds to the charme of those circuits, besides that Suzuka is probably the best track on the calendar.
Paul Ricard is probably what F1 wants every track to look from Safety standpoint, but its always the worst race, and it looks terrible on TV too.
 
One of the kartodromes on KartKraft is made by Tilke, and looks awesome on the virtual. I think that he is kinda the Michael Bay of racing tracks... if you just pay the man he will explode everything on fast paced camera changes, but he also, between fifteen movies, gave us two Bad Boys.

As MB movies, tilkedromes are good for business. The only people who cares about track design are drivers (real and virtual)... the major audience only sees beauty in that. Suzuka, Interlagos, Monza and Zandvoort "are ugly" places that look like antiqueness. The modern F1 management don't care for good... want flashy and colorful... as a MB's movie, but without explosions.
 

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