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ROUND 18: πŸ‡ΆπŸ‡¦ FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2023

Circuit stats
First Grand Prix 2021
Number of laps 57
Circuit Length 5.419 km
Race Distance 308.826 km
Lap record N/A
2022 winner N/A

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look at the thing in a map, it's just plopped in a big empty space. There's no bustling nightlife or cool scenery around.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most of the traditional tracks are also in the middle of nowhere, old airfields near a bit of forest hardly have "bustling nightlife" and I'd argue that some nice shots of the desert are pretty cool scenery. There are plenty of reasons to dislike this track (soulless cash grab, dangerous conditions, sport-washing), no need to have a go at the location itself!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's a very fair response. I think that rolling tree-covered hills are way more interesting visually than flat desert that gives way to pitch blackness after sunset. But that's purely subjective, sure.