In case you're wondering: Jean Behra was the only driver to fly out of the AVUS. Of course, it didn't end well, as he went straight into the tower, and sadly passed away
something tells me, the bad part isn't so much depending on what you hit, but more about not shooting out of the banking. It's more like a plane crash, then a car crash in some ways.
note for AVUS: the banked south corner was never built. it was supposed to be a clone of the north corner with very stupid banking but due to that whole WW2 thing it was never constructed
Germany learned that doing the whole "try to conquer Europe" thing doesn't work too well in real life. They settled for being the best there is at maritime diesel engines (which has apparently made them very wealthy.)
Hi, Valencian here! :) The reason they're removing kerbs and cleaning up debris around the track is because they supposedly plan to make the area a park. I don't know when or even if the project will get done but it's clear the city doesn't want the remains of the F1 circuit to stay there for long. And, honestly, I can't blame them. It's a huge reminder of the times of blatant corruption and excess by our regional government.
Obviously it’s not abandoned, but it was great fun going to Singapore about 6 weeks after the 2016 race. The garage signs were still up and there things like the driver pen left. Of the garage doors that were open I can confirm that Red Bull don’t clean their floors. Was fun standing on pole position.
@@MrVsGarage Could walk right down the pit lane, couldn’t get in. I do have a picture of myself doing my best Ted Kravitz impression outside Jenson’s garage (sandals, notebook, clearly knackered).
If Circuit Prince George is free to the public, we really need iRacing to go scan it. It wouldn't cost them much and give them to opportunity to do another "throwback" track.
17:40 There's at least 2 race tracks in England which you can freely drive around the entirety of in a car at any time btw. Also it's been known that if you time it right and ask very nicely, the security have allowed people to drive the entire old Grand Prix layout at Aintree.
As someone from Adelaide, I've walked the old GP route many a time (they still hold touring car races on a shorter layout) They've actually blocked the road coming out of turn 5 for public use, I'm assuming specifically so people don't hoon around the racing layout, and the pit straight is locked behind gates most of the time. Can still walk and bike through, mind. Oh, also, the hairpin hosts the only double roundabout in the city which, I kid you not, is actually way less dangerous when in the racing configuration.
Fellow Adelaide born and raised, never got to experience the f1 here but I have driven that hairpin MANY times and can confidently confirm that double roundabout is an actual meat grinder during peak hour traffic.. Doesn't help that it resides on the wealthier side of town, so the main people using the roundabout are rich assholes in massive audi/bimmer tanks who forgot how to use an indicator and don't care to give way correctly lol
Physically going to these old circuits is a cool experience. A couple of years ago I went to Reims-Gueux and I’ve just come back from a long trip where I went to the Norisring, Imola, Fiorano, both old and new Monza, old and new Hockenheim, Solitudering, Nurburgring GP and the Nordschleife. Lots of stuff to see, and lots of history to take in. As for the UK, you can visit and drive on some stuff free like Oliver’s Mount and Davidstow, which was used for Formula One races (although there’s nothing to see).
I'm insulted that you didn't mention the track that everyone can visit! Just drive down to your local supermarket and you can experience the Ceasars Palace Grand Prix!
I used to live at one of the streets of the Gávea street circuit, in Rio de Janeiro. It was used from 1933 to 1954 (sadly, never used at a F1 championship) and it had some crazy features: - 11km - more than 100 curves - tram tracks - a beautiful sinuous climb between the mountain and the sea - a 170 meters high descent full of super tight hairpins (the circuit's nickname was Devil's Springboard) - cobblestones - a canal right next to one of the straights (and occasionally cars would end up into it) And the cool thing is that all the streets are still there, totally driveable (no tram tracks anymore though, but the canal and the climbs are still there)
Get grip with all this before GTA 6 came out guess what GTA 5 come out before GTA 6 😂😂 this saying is completely and utterly pointless and meaningless your a disgrace to the GTA community 🙏
@@DjBonsay83 man the stickers are everywhere probably not funny to you right here but imagine being in hawaii and seeing "nett hier" on a fence right in front of you
The 1984 Dallas Grand Prix used the service roads and parking lots of Fair Park, which is the home of the Texas State Fair and the Cotton Bowl stadium. It was only used for one GP, and for reasons from noise complaints to financial shenanigans to the track breaking up all weekend to "Who the hell runs an F1 race in mid-summer?" it never was used again. During the fair, you can walk through the park and follow the path of were the track ran, in October when the weather's bearable
I suppose I can't argue with that. It's a shame that way of naming things didn't catch on, we could have had the US city "West York" or the Australian province "South South Wales"
One you missed, the Singapore GP from 66 to 73 on Thomson Road, although now part of it has been replaced by a dual carriageway, part of it still exists as the Old Upper Thompson Road which I road on my motorbike when I lived there and it is very narrow
AVUS somehow was referenced in Need For Speed ProStreet as a circuit named "Autobahnring". You can see the reference from the "EA Motel" building after the heavily-banked corner.
Video suggestion: abandoned tracks used only in non-championship races. Like Crystal Park, Montlhéry, Gávea, Syracuse -- that last one was the only shared win by virtue of a *dead heat!*
I think that when it comes to old tracks you can visit, Brooklands is worth mentioning- Althought it was never used in F1, the track held British GP two times, it's a nice play to visit- they even have some old F1 cars on display, there's also 2007 Mclaren MP4-21 turned into a simulator
Lets not forget Montjuic Park was originally not even going to go ahead in '75 because the armco barriers weren't even secured in place. The teams themselves sent crews out to secure the barriers because the organisers weren't going to do anything about it and drivers, led by Fittipaldi, were refusing to race. Crazy times
Yoooo this is by far the juciest video !!! all the history, that insanely tedious animations and editing !! Also congrats on the sponsor!! keep it up big man, your videos are always awesome
Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough is a sort of similar situation to East London. It’s an active race track that you can just drive onto. For free. It’s technically a street circuit made of public roads but it’s situated entirely within a park on a big hill, so it’s not really the same as driving round Monaco or Las Vegas. It’s not exactly FIA grade 1 though. It’s only used for bikes, both motor and pedal variety. But still.
The fact that I'm spanish (from Barcelona to be more precise) and I'm watching this just after my trip to Valencia in which i saw the main straight and the harbour blows my mind.
Went to sochi this summer, the track has no barriers, only curbs and the asphalt paint left, you can just take a bicycle or a scooter and drive around, maybe just walk, really nice and fun experience, there's also 2 karting tracks near it
I live in Barcelona very close to Montjuic and drive around many times and I always think it's amazing that it used to be a race track. Also I was in Valencia a couple of years ago and while trying to see how to enter on foot, I saw a car inside, I asked them and they told me about an opening on the fences where you "can" enter with your car, so I was even to do a couple of turns, although it was quite full of debris and didn't want to get a puncture
So on AVUS you missed out the actual postwar south curve which is actually about halfway up the original length. The section you showed was a never used section partially built but never completed before the war. The postwar south curve was a hairpin turning off to the right slightly before the Hüttenweg junction before turning left across the road and median to a section widened on the other side. It appears the section on the approach has been demolished recently leaving only a clearing in the trees and a median that suddenly transitions to asfalt coming from the south as evidence.
More abandoned pieces of still-existing circuits: Ocean Blvd and the crazy Linden Ave drop at Long Beach; the high-speed section in Buenos Aires; the old backstraight and parts of the infield in Interlagos.
This has become one of my favourite F1 channels. I really do hope you can find the funds to maybe visit these and give us an IRL tour! It would have been nice to see some stats on screen like last winner and how many times it was raced on etc. :)
This is so weird 😂 I moved to Berlin 4 years ago and I’ve worked regularly at the messe where you have to pass the AVUS section. I’ve never once thought oh a grandstand but always noticed it? Thankyou so much for this video 🫶🤣
There is one more abandoned track close to Barcelona (42 km away), while is not a F1 track because it didn't exist yet, the Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar hosted the 1923 Spanish Grand Prix. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_de_Sitges-Terramar
Ive been to Monjuic Park. Theres a large plaque with the track map and a history of the track including the disaster which led to F1 leaving. Its incredible to see in person. And i must say the last half of the lap is trouser-ruiningly fast.
If you go to Scarborough, you can drive on Oliver’s mount circuit anytime, as long as there’s no racing, free of charge! It’s public road and has great views over the town. Ok it’s a bike circuit but all the greats have raced there
If you go to Crystal Palace in London, you can see the remnants of the old crystal palace circuit. They sometimes do time trial on it, or so Ive heard. It was used in the f2 championship, and they even had f1 cars race there, although I am not sure if it was a championship round, as opposed to just a race.
17:41 Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, I've driven around it in an SUV with a trailer in the rain (at slow speed due to there being a bike route that winds alongside), Highly Recommend! it was really fun
You say we have no free to enter tracks... Oliver's Mount in Scarborough is free to enter as it's the only "road race" circuit we have in England, whilst it's not a a F1 track it's still a great track to drive around.
I know it's technically not F1, but the same cars and drivers raced in Czechia in 1948 on the Masaryk circuit, which was public roads, and they still exist to this day, the pit boxes are still there and there is a corner named after Farina you can drive most of the original circuit and there are some good parts in there
A quick shoutout to Clermont-Ferrands... I have driven that track on the simulator in the 1973 Lotus and my god it is a BLAST to drive! Obviously with the safety net of not actually racing there it most certainly does cover up the fact that it was really dangerous and quoted by Jackie Stewart to be "the small/little Nürburging". If I remember correctly drivers back in the day as you know were tough old cookies actually became sick when driving this circuit and some even vomitting due to the extensive change of elevation, bumps and twistyness of the track. An incredibly fun and tough track to drive though when you don't have to worry about any real life shenanigans!
Montjuic also hosted motorcycle endurance races in to the 1980s. It's how the Laverda Montjuic got it's name. You can drive around Oliver's Mount and Aberdare Park. They're open parkland roads
17:35 - ua-cam.com/video/ZeFHxZvgmOM/v-deo.html - England's Nurburgring - The Public Road That's Also a Race Track - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - Auto Shenanigans
I recently went on holiday to Valencia and visited the circuit. The marina is beautiful and full of people and atmosphere, but the final section is pitiful, in addition to the poverty and risk you can suffer.
This is a bit of me this video. I’m a runner and currently on a quest to run races around as many F1 circuits as possible - have competed at events round Silverstone, Zandvoort, Monza and Spa so far, with hopefully Catalunya next year. The odd Strava around an old circuit for free is also welcome 😊
there's one at Aintree which is now abandoned, the very same place where the horse racing takes place, think there's still few areas where you can still see the old track
Hey Mr V, I am from Barcelona and I really enjoy your content. If you ever come to Barcelona I could show you around Montjuic. There is some cool stuff in honour of the old circuit
@@MrVsGarageThat's cool :) With so much history in F1, it's sad to see that it's track will be replaced by another street circuit, even if the Barcelona-Catalunya track is the most average on the calendar.
17:05 Is that the makeshift track from Forza Horizon 4??? All of those corners look identical to what they have in game, I never knew it was based off a real place though. That's awesome!
if you are ever at the Indianapolis motor speedway on a nonevent day you can go in for free. it is just the museum area, however you can go on to the hills inside turn two and there is a great view of turn one.
The 2016 Olympic venue was built over the old Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro. Sections of the surface are still visible, and some of the layout may be seen from aerial views.
I went and looked at the remains if Valencia last time I was there. The parts in the harbor are mostly city streets that you can walk down. A bunch of the western sectio. Is behind fences, but they're was some kind of homeless camp of tents inside.
We took a bus tour last March (2024) through Montjuïc (which basically means 'Jew Mountain'), and even though it's 50 years later, it seems like a very unlikely place to hold an F1 race. On the other hand, the centre of Barcelona is probably a little too busy. Wonderful city, though, well worth the visit. Just go in the low season.
I was in Berlin a few weeks ago and wgile driving home I had to use the Avus. I was impressed by the grandstands and had to stop and google why they are here. Very nice
An interesting video you could do with idea of old tracks is which former f1 track would be the best to bring back to Callender. Personally I'm thinking watkins glen
Just to add, the old Nijvel (or NIvelles) track in Belgium is now a business zone, but the orginal layout of the track is stil 85% intact. The last 15% are discoverable by foot, buried underneath dirt and vegitation, but it's unclear if it's allowed to acces or not. And for you boy racers out there. There is a police station at the entrance of the business zone, so don't get to wild there.
As a south African and your comments on east london.....makes me want to go there and see, my initial idea was that i found there was a track in walking distance from where I live, not f1 but a track and i am sure i can still see what i believe to be a corner on aerial view, but its private property....
Hi Mr V , the EL GP circuit is still in use today, n its normally blocked off in between events so you can not just drive around whole circuit, the part going passed kart track is blocked as kart circuit can be used most of the year, There used to be a active army shooting range going over the track which is no longer used! BUT saying this is the old GP track used in days gone by is not actually true! In fact the current circuit is only a small portion of the original track used which used to go into the city and around esplanade , I used to have old footage of the GP on 16mm film which belonged to the Border old car club, those wishing to see footage of racing can find it on you tube or FB! I cut my teeth on kart circuit and raced a few years on main circuit! on event weeks i also did night laps as the track was completely open for the event and the road gets shut down for the weekend for the events! It also has one of the most dangerous corners in racing on main straight through potters pass , riffle ben to first main rht, cocabana corner,the run off is short with a mountain like wall a few meters high(lhs) to go into if you have a real big off. , but cool it got a mention , n i do miss racing / driving on the old ELGP track,
I have planned to do a video series where i visit these Places in South Africa i have been able to find about 3 different circuits in South Africa that is no longer in use and they exclude Prince George circuit. as i have found some of them by looking at old race results.
I love this channel, keep up the good work and I did not know that you can speak German 😅👍 either way, it’s pretty good I must say 👍 Greetings from Germany
Not an actual f1 track, but in goldcoast QLD you can drive the whole track en some kerbs are there whole year round. I've been to the race an my hotel was in the middle of the track. I've driven multiple laps around the track while getting back. Quite cool!
In case you're wondering: Jean Behra was the only driver to fly out of the AVUS. Of course, it didn't end well, as he went straight into the tower, and sadly passed away
I've seen some articles that say he hit a lamp post... Either way is equally bad
@@MrVsGarage Certainly not what you want in your sunday afternoon
something tells me, the bad part isn't so much depending on what you hit, but more about not shooting out of the banking. It's more like a plane crash, then a car crash in some ways.
Mr President, a second car has hit the tower
@@cyberfutur5000 Oh, yeah. He most likely would've died anyway. Is just the irony that he went straight into it
Nobody expects the "Nett Hier" joke!
Thought I would add that in for all the Germans hiding in the comments
@@MrVsGarage gotta say that it worked
Mr V's Garage was pretty low on my list of places where I could hear a Nett Hier joke.
@@MrVsGarage not just the germans, I've found one of those stickers >2000 km away from Germany
@@MrVsGarage Dankeschön
17:09 Instructions unclear, ploughed my go-kart into an SUV
Baden-Würtemberg mentioned. Legend status reached
The Kentucky of Deutschland
note for AVUS: the banked south corner was never built. it was supposed to be a clone of the north corner with very stupid banking but due to that whole WW2 thing it was never constructed
Germany learned that doing the whole "try to conquer Europe" thing doesn't work too well in real life. They settled for being the best there is at maritime diesel engines (which has apparently made them very wealthy.)
@@alaeriia01Nah the Germans realized it was smarter to go for an economic victory rather than a military victory.
Hi, Valencian here! :)
The reason they're removing kerbs and cleaning up debris around the track is because they supposedly plan to make the area a park. I don't know when or even if the project will get done but it's clear the city doesn't want the remains of the F1 circuit to stay there for long. And, honestly, I can't blame them. It's a huge reminder of the times of blatant corruption and excess by our regional government.
This channel quickly became a must-watch for me tbh. Keep it up man!
Thank you!! And I will!
Obviously it’s not abandoned, but it was great fun going to Singapore about 6 weeks after the 2016 race. The garage signs were still up and there things like the driver pen left. Of the garage doors that were open I can confirm that Red Bull don’t clean their floors. Was fun standing on pole position.
That's pretty cool! How close could you get to the garages?
@@MrVsGarage Could walk right down the pit lane, couldn’t get in. I do have a picture of myself doing my best Ted Kravitz impression outside Jenson’s garage (sandals, notebook, clearly knackered).
The Baden-Wurttemburg joke was flawless
GREEN SCREEN MAN IS ON THE ROAD!
Don't worry. All virtual road laws were obeyed in the making of this video
That Helmut Marko bit is something out of a Marvel villain's backstory
Ahh I see you mentiobed Palpatine's eviller brother...
Back then, helmet visors weren't very thick. After Marko's accident, helmet makers started using thicker materials
Right down to the name: Helmut Zemo meets Cain Marko.
If Circuit Prince George is free to the public, we really need iRacing to go scan it. It wouldn't cost them much and give them to opportunity to do another "throwback" track.
It was abandoned because it was seemed to be too short for F1. The circuit is 3.92 km long which would correspond to 78-lap F1 race.
@@Zadlo14 Would still make for a fun track with GT cars or smaller cars such as the Toyota 86 or the Clio.
17:40 There's at least 2 race tracks in England which you can freely drive around the entirety of in a car at any time btw. Also it's been known that if you time it right and ask very nicely, the security have allowed people to drive the entire old Grand Prix layout at Aintree.
As someone from Adelaide, I've walked the old GP route many a time (they still hold touring car races on a shorter layout)
They've actually blocked the road coming out of turn 5 for public use, I'm assuming specifically so people don't hoon around the racing layout, and the pit straight is locked behind gates most of the time. Can still walk and bike through, mind.
Oh, also, the hairpin hosts the only double roundabout in the city which, I kid you not, is actually way less dangerous when in the racing configuration.
Fellow Adelaide born and raised, never got to experience the f1 here but I have driven that hairpin MANY times and can confidently confirm that double roundabout is an actual meat grinder during peak hour traffic..
Doesn't help that it resides on the wealthier side of town, so the main people using the roundabout are rich assholes in massive audi/bimmer tanks who forgot how to use an indicator and don't care to give way correctly lol
Physically going to these old circuits is a cool experience.
A couple of years ago I went to Reims-Gueux and I’ve just come back from a long trip where I went to the Norisring, Imola, Fiorano, both old and new Monza, old and new Hockenheim, Solitudering, Nurburgring GP and the Nordschleife.
Lots of stuff to see, and lots of history to take in.
As for the UK, you can visit and drive on some stuff free like Oliver’s Mount and Davidstow, which was used for Formula One races (although there’s nothing to see).
I'm insulted that you didn't mention the track that everyone can visit!
Just drive down to your local supermarket and you can experience the Ceasars Palace Grand Prix!
13:26 Another interesting fact about that race. It is the only race a woman has ever scored. Lella Lombardi. She finished 6th so scored half a point.
I used to live at one of the streets of the Gávea street circuit, in Rio de Janeiro. It was used from 1933 to 1954 (sadly, never used at a F1 championship) and it had some crazy features:
- 11km
- more than 100 curves
- tram tracks
- a beautiful sinuous climb between the mountain and the sea
- a 170 meters high descent full of super tight hairpins (the circuit's nickname was Devil's Springboard)
- cobblestones
- a canal right next to one of the straights (and occasionally cars would end up into it)
And the cool thing is that all the streets are still there, totally driveable (no tram tracks anymore though, but the canal and the climbs are still there)
MR.V Baden Württemberg joke before gta 6. Did not expect that😂😂
Get grip with all this before GTA 6 came out guess what GTA 5 come out before GTA 6 😂😂 this saying is completely and utterly pointless and meaningless your a disgrace to the GTA community 🙏
No way you know of "Nett hier, aber waren Sie schon mal in Baden-Wüttemberg"... How, just how do you know such a niche joke 😂
1. You see those stickers everywhere in London
2. My part German girlfriend introduced me to the joke
@@MrVsGarage omg i love your girlfrie... no, wait. F#ck. War nett hier.
@@MrVsGarage Is she from East Germany, or Germany?
I'm from Baden-Württemberg.. and i don't understand this "joke"
@@DjBonsay83 man the stickers are everywhere probably not funny to you right here but imagine being in hawaii and seeing "nett hier" on a fence right in front of you
The 1984 Dallas Grand Prix used the service roads and parking lots of Fair Park, which is the home of the Texas State Fair and the Cotton Bowl stadium. It was only used for one GP, and for reasons from noise complaints to financial shenanigans to the track breaking up all weekend to "Who the hell runs an F1 race in mid-summer?" it never was used again. During the fair, you can walk through the park and follow the path of were the track ran, in October when the weather's bearable
3:51 Das war sehr gut und den Witz hab ich nicht erwartet 😂😂😂
YES!! do a vlog where you drive to all or some of these locations. i would love to see that❤
The Europe roadtrip is in the works!! Not sure exactly when but it's definitely going to happen
You missed Roy Hesketh Circuit in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and the legendary Kyalami in Johannesburg, South Africa
Love your delivery! First video I’ve seen from you and already Liked & subscribed
there is a west london, it's called "London".
I suppose I can't argue with that. It's a shame that way of naming things didn't catch on, we could have had the US city "West York" or the Australian province "South South Wales"
If London is London, i think East London should be South London instead of East London. London London London London London London.
@@MrVsGarage West London would be London, Ontario...
@Rob2 London, Ontario is called Fake London.
@@bobmcgod5214 They even have a Fake Thames!
One you missed, the Singapore GP from 66 to 73 on Thomson Road, although now part of it has been replaced by a dual carriageway, part of it still exists as the Old Upper Thompson Road which I road on my motorbike when I lived there and it is very narrow
Do not plough your SUV into a child's kart
I think we can all agree this is a good motto to live by
Don't worry, the track is in South Africa, so your SUV won't have any fuel in it due to the blackouts. The children will be safe.
@@bobmcgod5214 Lol blackouts make SUV's run out of fuel???
Great to see your channel grow! Great video also!
Started watching with the wacky points systems video, have been a huge fan since. Such a refreshing take on F1 content! Keep it up V
AVUS somehow was referenced in Need For Speed ProStreet as a circuit named "Autobahnring". You can see the reference from the "EA Motel" building after the heavily-banked corner.
Your passion makes this video so friggin good!
10:28 “no more tires for you!” Had me dying💀
Video suggestion: abandoned tracks used only in non-championship races. Like Crystal Park, Montlhéry, Gávea, Syracuse -- that last one was the only shared win by virtue of a *dead heat!*
3:51 NO WAY HAHAHA this actually made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂
Proud to be born in Baden-Württemberg!
8:09 if no longer go after a gap that exist, you are no longer a racing driver 🤣
I think that when it comes to old tracks you can visit, Brooklands is worth mentioning- Althought it was never used in F1, the track held British GP two times, it's a nice play to visit- they even have some old F1 cars on display, there's also 2007 Mclaren MP4-21 turned into a simulator
Lets not forget Montjuic Park was originally not even going to go ahead in '75 because the armco barriers weren't even secured in place. The teams themselves sent crews out to secure the barriers because the organisers weren't going to do anything about it and drivers, led by Fittipaldi, were refusing to race. Crazy times
Yoooo this is by far the juciest video !!! all the history, that insanely tedious animations and editing !!
Also congrats on the sponsor!! keep it up big man, your videos are always awesome
3:53 Nett hier, aber waren sie schon mal in Baden-Württemberg?
Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough is a sort of similar situation to East London. It’s an active race track that you can just drive onto. For free. It’s technically a street circuit made of public roads but it’s situated entirely within a park on a big hill, so it’s not really the same as driving round Monaco or Las Vegas.
It’s not exactly FIA grade 1 though. It’s only used for bikes, both motor and pedal variety. But still.
This was extremely interesting! Reims-Gueux looks the most appealing to visit honestly, love how it's maintained. How cool.
The fact that I'm spanish (from Barcelona to be more precise) and I'm watching this just after my trip to Valencia in which i saw the main straight and the harbour blows my mind.
Went to sochi this summer, the track has no barriers, only curbs and the asphalt paint left, you can just take a bicycle or a scooter and drive around, maybe just walk, really nice and fun experience, there's also 2 karting tracks near it
I always love telling people I've driven on an old F1 track
I live in Barcelona very close to Montjuic and drive around many times and I always think it's amazing that it used to be a race track. Also I was in Valencia a couple of years ago and while trying to see how to enter on foot, I saw a car inside, I asked them and they told me about an opening on the fences where you "can" enter with your car, so I was even to do a couple of turns, although it was quite full of debris and didn't want to get a puncture
So on AVUS you missed out the actual postwar south curve which is actually about halfway up the original length. The section you showed was a never used section partially built but never completed before the war. The postwar south curve was a hairpin turning off to the right slightly before the Hüttenweg junction before turning left across the road and median to a section widened on the other side. It appears the section on the approach has been demolished recently leaving only a clearing in the trees and a median that suddenly transitions to asfalt coming from the south as evidence.
More abandoned pieces of still-existing circuits: Ocean Blvd and the crazy Linden Ave drop at Long Beach; the high-speed section in Buenos Aires; the old backstraight and parts of the infield in Interlagos.
You can visit Sochi 4 free, it's just a park nowadays but with all lines and curbs (without walls)
This has become one of my favourite F1 channels. I really do hope you can find the funds to maybe visit these and give us an IRL tour! It would have been nice to see some stats on screen like last winner and how many times it was raced on etc. :)
This is so weird 😂 I moved to Berlin 4 years ago and I’ve worked regularly at the messe where you have to pass the AVUS section. I’ve never once thought oh a grandstand but always noticed it? Thankyou so much for this video 🫶🤣
There is one more abandoned track close to Barcelona (42 km away), while is not a F1 track because it didn't exist yet, the Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar hosted the 1923 Spanish Grand Prix. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_de_Sitges-Terramar
Ive been to Monjuic Park. Theres a large plaque with the track map and a history of the track including the disaster which led to F1 leaving. Its incredible to see in person. And i must say the last half of the lap is trouser-ruiningly fast.
If you go to Scarborough, you can drive on Oliver’s mount circuit anytime, as long as there’s no racing, free of charge! It’s public road and has great views over the town. Ok it’s a bike circuit but all the greats have raced there
The Prince George circuit is very much in active use. It’s run by the Border Motorsports Club. There is usually racing at least once a month.
i was at reims today, its crazy how the pitbox still looks great. you can still see al the advertisments
On the way to Magny Cours in 2008 to watch the last Grand Prix there, we stopped at the old Rouen circuit. That was a great little experience.
If you go to Crystal Palace in London, you can see the remnants of the old crystal palace circuit. They sometimes do time trial on it, or so Ive heard. It was used in the f2 championship, and they even had f1 cars race there, although I am not sure if it was a championship round, as opposed to just a race.
The coastal long streets of 1-time F1 track Pescara look lovely, that’s a recommendation (Jarno Trulli was born there too)
17:41 Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, I've driven around it in an SUV with a trailer in the rain (at slow speed due to there being a bike route that winds alongside), Highly Recommend! it was really fun
I've walked around the old track at Crystal Palace, that was a cool experience imagining racing cars and drivers to have been around there.
You say we have no free to enter tracks... Oliver's Mount in Scarborough is free to enter as it's the only "road race" circuit we have in England, whilst it's not a a F1 track it's still a great track to drive around.
I know it's technically not F1, but the same cars and drivers raced in Czechia in 1948 on the Masaryk circuit, which was public roads, and they still exist to this day, the pit boxes are still there and there is a corner named after Farina
you can drive most of the original circuit and there are some good parts in there
A quick shoutout to Clermont-Ferrands...
I have driven that track on the simulator in the 1973 Lotus and my god it is a BLAST to drive! Obviously with the safety net of not actually racing there it most certainly does cover up the fact that it was really dangerous and quoted by Jackie Stewart to be "the small/little Nürburging".
If I remember correctly drivers back in the day as you know were tough old cookies actually became sick when driving this circuit and some even vomitting due to the extensive change of elevation, bumps and twistyness of the track.
An incredibly fun and tough track to drive though when you don't have to worry about any real life shenanigans!
I know it's not an F1 circuit, but you can drive the entirety of Bathurst in Australia in the same way as East London - and it is absolutely awesome
Montjuic also hosted motorcycle endurance races in to the 1980s. It's how the Laverda Montjuic got it's name.
You can drive around Oliver's Mount and Aberdare Park. They're open parkland roads
I passed through Reims a couple weeks ago and its so weird seeing grandstands and a pit building just on the side of a random road
God damn Mr.V you do pick the topics I didn't know I needed to know
17:35 - ua-cam.com/video/ZeFHxZvgmOM/v-deo.html - England's Nurburgring - The Public Road That's Also a Race Track - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - Auto Shenanigans
I recently went on holiday to Valencia and visited the circuit. The marina is beautiful and full of people and atmosphere, but the final section is pitiful, in addition to the poverty and risk you can suffer.
nice work, definitely these places in my bucklet list
This is a bit of me this video.
I’m a runner and currently on a quest to run races around as many F1 circuits as possible - have competed at events round Silverstone, Zandvoort, Monza and Spa so far, with hopefully Catalunya next year.
The odd Strava around an old circuit for free is also welcome 😊
there's one at Aintree which is now abandoned, the very same place where the horse racing takes place, think there's still few areas where you can still see the old track
Hey Mr V, I am from Barcelona and I really enjoy your content.
If you ever come to Barcelona I could show you around Montjuic. There is some cool stuff in honour of the old circuit
Hello! I used to live in Barcelona in Eixample so I've been to Montjuic many times already!
@@MrVsGarageThat's cool :)
With so much history in F1, it's sad to see that it's track will be replaced by another street circuit, even if the Barcelona-Catalunya track is the most average on the calendar.
17:05 Is that the makeshift track from Forza Horizon 4???
All of those corners look identical to what they have in game, I never knew it was based off a real place though. That's awesome!
if you are ever at the Indianapolis motor speedway on a nonevent day you can go in for free. it is just the museum area, however you can go on to the hills inside turn two and there is a great view of turn one.
As a french person, the way you said "Reims-Gueux" made me laugh a bit and cry a lot
Looking forward to more Mr V's tour guide videos!
The 2016 Olympic venue was built over the old Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro. Sections of the surface are still visible, and some of the layout may be seen from aerial views.
I went and looked at the remains if Valencia last time I was there. The parts in the harbor are mostly city streets that you can walk down. A bunch of the western sectio. Is behind fences, but they're was some kind of homeless camp of tents inside.
We took a bus tour last March (2024) through Montjuïc (which basically means 'Jew Mountain'), and even though it's 50 years later, it seems like a very unlikely place to hold an F1 race. On the other hand, the centre of Barcelona is probably a little too busy. Wonderful city, though, well worth the visit. Just go in the low season.
Yeah, having you visit these places would be awesome
I was in Berlin a few weeks ago and wgile driving home I had to use the Avus. I was impressed by the grandstands and had to stop and google why they are here. Very nice
An interesting video you could do with idea of old tracks is which former f1 track would be the best to bring back to Callender.
Personally I'm thinking watkins glen
Nett hier. Aber waren Sie schon mal in Baden-Württemberg?
4mins in and I’ve already subscribed
Just to add, the old Nijvel (or NIvelles) track in Belgium is now a business zone, but the orginal layout of the track is stil 85% intact. The last 15% are discoverable by foot, buried underneath dirt and vegitation, but it's unclear if it's allowed to acces or not.
And for you boy racers out there. There is a police station at the entrance of the business zone, so don't get to wild there.
would love to see you visit charade, looks like plenty of medium speed corners you could enjoy ;)
As a south African and your comments on east london.....makes me want to go there and see, my initial idea was that i found there was a track in walking distance from where I live, not f1 but a track and i am sure i can still see what i believe to be a corner on aerial view, but its private property....
Hi Mr V , the EL GP circuit is still in use today, n its normally blocked off in between events so you can not just drive around whole circuit, the part going passed kart track is blocked as kart circuit can be used most of the year, There used to be a active army shooting range going over the track which is no longer used! BUT saying this is the old GP track used in days gone by is not actually true! In fact the current circuit is only a small portion of the original track used which used to go into the city and around esplanade , I used to have old footage of the GP on 16mm film which belonged to the Border old car club, those wishing to see footage of racing can find it on you tube or FB! I cut my teeth on kart circuit and raced a few years on main circuit! on event weeks i also did night laps as the track was completely open for the event and the road gets shut down for the weekend for the events! It also has one of the most dangerous corners in racing on main straight through potters pass , riffle ben to first main rht, cocabana corner,the run off is short with a mountain like wall a few meters high(lhs) to go into if you have a real big off. , but cool it got a mention , n i do miss racing / driving on the old ELGP track,
This is a splendid video.
The AVUS is today a part of the A100 Autobahn in Berlin. I was driving today on AVUS.
I have planned to do a video series where i visit these Places in South Africa i have been able to find about 3 different circuits in South Africa that is no longer in use and they exclude Prince George circuit. as i have found some of them by looking at old race results.
I love this channel, keep up the good work and I did not know that you can speak German 😅👍 either way, it’s pretty good I must say 👍
Greetings from Germany
Not an actual f1 track, but in goldcoast QLD you can drive the whole track en some kerbs are there whole year round. I've been to the race an my hotel was in the middle of the track. I've driven multiple laps around the track while getting back. Quite cool!
What about Adelaide? The place isn’t abandoned, but Valencia or Reims isn’t either?
Argh. I was in Barcelona last year - walking the Montjuic circuit - but had no idea about Pedralbes.
5:09 it is the route used for races after the destruction of the banking the original route is located a little further away and nothing remains of it
the Riverside Raceway that hosted the 1960 USGP is still technically drivable, it’s just turned into a mall in Moreno Valley
Make a video about the perfect F1 schedule with the best tracks across history. Maybe try for one track per decade