Calendar
April 16–18 Motorland Aragón (Spain)
Track length: 5,345 metres
www.motorlandaragon.com
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “A circuit with a very low grip, even lower than the Brno one. Otherwise, it is very nice. I like the combination of slow and fast corners as well as the long straight that makes it possible to reach high speeds. The downside is that the racing track is out of the way, which results in little spectators’ interest.”
April 30–May 2 Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)
Track length: 7,004 metres
www.spa-francorchamps.be
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “Fantastic! It’s a long and extremely demanding track with fast corners. Paradoxically, the famous Eau Rouge passage belongs to the easiest ones for the formulae. On the contrary, the most demanding is the Rivage combination where the brakes are chewed up.”
May 13–16 Monte Carlo (Monaco)
Track length: 3,340 metres
www.acm.mc
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “I’m not going to say anything new, but it is qualifying that will be of crucial significance. Every little mistake will be paid for dearly here. Maybe the most prestigious race of the season; after all, we will race before Formula One bosses’ eyes.”
June 4–6 Brno (Czech Republic)
Track length: 5,403 metres
www.automotodrombrno.cz
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “I will be properly motivated; I want to rise to the occasion before the home crowd. What will be the decisive section? Maybe the uphill entry into the chicane.”
June 18–20 Magny-Cours (France)
Track length: 4,411 metres
www.magnyf1.com
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “Unlike other drivers, I feel quite comfortable here. I’m happy that Magny-Cours has replaced Le Mans on the calendar. You can use alternative lines through two high-speed corners.”
July 2–4 Hungaroring (Hungary)
Track length: 4,381 metres
www.hungaroring.hu
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “During the wintertime, I frequented saunas, so the local blazing heat may not take me by surprise. That’s not exactly my cup of tea. The track is extremely narrow and gutted. It’s difficult to overtake here. A muffed qualifying session usually means the end of hope. You can win or lose a lot on the bends 2 and 3.”
September 3–5 Hockenheimring (Germany)
Délka trati: 4574 metrů
www.hockenheimring.de
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “You can always bowl along on the Baden-based circuit at a heck of a brisk pace, so I’m in my element there. In many cases, the cards are being dealt out on the approach to Turn One after the start.”
September 17–19 Silverstone (Great Britain)
Track length: 5,140 metres
www.silverstone.co.uk
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “Another one of my matters of the heart. This superfast while at the same time technically demanding track will force everyone to give all of oneself due to an enormous G-force among other things. What I really enjoy is getting round the Maggots corner.”
October 8–10 Barcelona (Spain)
Track length: 4,727 metres
www.circuitcat.com
Filip Salaquarda’s opinion: “I prefer the longer version of the circuit. Qualifying will be immensely demanding because the car doesn’t work longer than one to two laps during qualifying.”
