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Formula 1 and its ‘oversized parking lot' circuits

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks some valuable lessons can be learned from the old-school stand-in tracks on the 2020 calendar. While the global health pandemic saw the eventual Formula 1 schedule shrink to 17 races, the calendar was refreshed with some old tracks like Mugello, Imola and the Nurburgring all making what look set to be one-off appearances. Portimao and the return of Istanbul will also offer something different from the norm and, with unfortunately little to no hope of these circuits coming back for good, Wolff wants to at least take some of their characteristics and apply them to the some of the usual circuits that, to him, are reminiscent of 'oversized parking lots'. Get...
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