Beijing Street Circuit

Opened on the 10th November 2006 for a round of the A1GP series, the track suffered from one fatal flaw - the hairpin at the end of the long straight (shown on the top image) was too sharp for the cars to get around. The cars would either hit the wall on the exit, or have to instigate some kind of slide to get around. The course was revised with a wider corner (the second image) to form a 1.367 mile circuit. Practice resumed on the 11th, but the manhole covers were ripped up as the cars passed over them. The covers had to be welded in place to allow the racing to continue.