Well, coverage of the race just finished here in Australia. That's how boring it was: I not only spoiled it ahead of time, I actually discssed it on the forums. But I think Valencia can be fixed:
- Firstly, make it feel like a street circuit. Bring the barriers in closer; much closer, actually. I know that if they were closer, Buemi's exit would have been far more dramatic, but there's none of the danger or claustrophobia the way there is at Monaco and even Singapore.
- Reprofile the first sector. Get rid of the stop/start crap through the first section; the cars should go flat out from the final corner all the way around to what is now turn seven and the swing bridge.
- Change turn seven as well. Make it easier, more of a sweeper than a sharp turn, but one that still requires braking. It becomes the first serious braking point of the lap instead of that fiddly chicane.
- Fix the switchback. Smooth it out to a fast chicane like the one at the beginning of the final sector in Melbourne. Sharpen turn seventeen while you're at it, so that the whole section from the bridge becomes a real test of a driver's ability.
- Finally, sort out the final corner. It's so damn narrow, it's no wonder Alonso hit Heidfeld. Move the STart Line forward and make the final bend a doule-apex.
. Im sure even Shumacher with a busted neck would have done a better job! I seriously hope Ferrari get someone, anyone else for the next race. Maybe some young driver would be a good idea because im sure Ferrari have some guys they have been 'developing' over the years like Mclaren and Hamilton.
