The architects who redesigned Silverstone show how a revised Yas Marina track could look.
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Silverstone’s architects on making F1 circuits challenging but safe (Part 2)
Posted onSafety restrictions have made life difficult for track designers who want to create exciting and challenging racing circuits. To make tracks worthy of the best racing series in the world designers have to strike compromises between spectacle and safety – and satisfy the conflicting demands of bike and car racing. Drew MacDonald of Populous explained … Continue reading Silverstone’s architects on making F1 circuits challenging but safe (Part 2)
“We need to make Abbey quicker” – how Populous redesigned Silverstone (Part 1)
Posted onAfter years of rumoured development plans which never happened, Silverstone embarked on an upgrade scheme this year masterminded by architects Populous. I spent a morning at their offices in London where their motorsport specialist Drew MacDonald explained how they went about re-drawing one of F1’s most historic venues.
Silverstone boss explains why they didn’t use Tilke for Arena track upgrades
Posted onSilverstone managing director Richard Phillips said they chose rival company Populous to produce their new Arena circuit because they didn’t want to risk someone ‘;wrecking’ the track.