ROUND 18: ๐ถ๐ฆ 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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| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | 14-16 Mar |
| ๐จ๐ณ China | 21-23 Mar |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 04-06 Apr |
| ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | 11-13 Apr |
| ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | 18-20 Apr |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 02-04 May |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 16-18 May |
| ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco | 23-25 May |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 30 May-01 Jun |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | 13-15 Jun |
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 27-29 Jun |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Great Britain | 04-06 Jul |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 25-27 Jul |
| ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | 01-03 Aug |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 29-31 Aug |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 05-07 Sep |
| ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan | 19-21 Sep |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 03-05 Oct |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 17-19 Oct |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 24-26 Oct |
| ๐ง๐ท Brazil | 07-09 Nov |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | 20-22 Nov |
| ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | 28-30 Nov |
| ๐ฆ๐ช Abu Dhabi | 05-07 Dec |
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.
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!
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.