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Off-Track: My 3 favorite (and least favorite) tracks on the calendar

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 In regards to Formula 1 circuits, I pride myself as a man of taste. However, I'm sure many will disagree with me on all of my picks, so without further adieu, here's my take. Let's start with the least favorites , in ascending order. 3. Abu Dhabi   This might come as a shock to some people, but take away the fact that it's at the end of the calendar and I feel like it might be more understandable. We do have all kinds of iconic moments from this track from the past decade, but that's only because it's been where the championship is decided time and time again. This track is somewhat similar to the likes of Qatar and Sochi: It's boringly flat. Now yes, I know there's a small hill around turns 2 and 3, but that's IT. The racing here is never super great, and personally I'm just not a fan of driving this track on a simulator either. I'm not a huge fan of slow speed corners because I think they serve little purpose in F1, and this track is cover...

The In Lap: Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Another (and the final) sprint weekend has gone by, and man was this GP unique. I always (rightfully) expect big things from Interlagos, but this weekend proves exactly why the world needs the Brazilian Grand Prix. Now you might be thinking: "Graham, what? The entire race was boring." And to that I somewhat agree, but it's easy to forget what happened on both Friday AND Saturday that made this weekend so great. Qualifying on Friday was almost an exact repeat from last year in terms of weather. Cloudy Q1 and Q2, and everyone dashing to get a lap in before the downpour in the beginning of Q3. It was also an exact repeat for McLaren who were busy doing f*ck all instead of sending the boys out on track, leading to a very lackluster P7 and P10 for Lando and Oscar. This was a big hit, because the McLarens had looked exceptionally quick in Free Practice earlier that day. The big winners from qualifying (aside from Max) were surprisingly the Aston Martins after a flawlessly timed...