There are two ways to make a street circuit. You can make it thrilling, or you can make it in Valencia.There have been four F1 grands prix in Valencia and, let's be frank, they have all sucked. The circuit represents the very worst of Formula One: long, boring processions, with no overtaking and no action. If Timo Glock holds the lap record in a Toyota, you know something is very wrong.Other street circuits, on the face of it, should have to deal with similar challenges. The narrow track and lack of run-off areas prevent sweeping corner sequences. That and the slower pace severely limit the number of overtaking maneuvers attempted during the race.However, other tracks just don't struggle with the issues the way Valencia does. I know I canno...

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There are two ways to make a street circuit. You can make it thrilling, or you can make it in Valencia.There have been four F1 grands prix in Valencia and, let's be frank, they have all sucked. The circuit represents the very worst of Formula One: long, boring processions, with no overtaking and no action. If Timo Glock holds the lap record in a Toyota, you know something is very wrong.Other street circuits, on the face of it, should have to deal with similar challenges. The narrow track and lack of run-off areas prevent sweeping corner sequences. That and the slower pace severely limit the number of overtaking maneuvers attempted during the race.However, other tracks just don't struggle with the issues the way Valencia does. I know I canno...

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Article is property of BleacherReport.com