Why Formula One Has to Stem the Street Circuit Tide

Street circuits have long been a bit of a novelty in Formula One. Tight and twisty with uneven surfaces and barriers inches from the racing line, they're the once- or twice-yearly forays into a world far removed from the purpose-built race tracks upon which most of the action takes place. Though grands prix on such circuits are rarely the most exciting of affairs, they've always been worth watching because we get to see something different. But recent developments indicate this may soon no longer be the case. F1 is at risk of being overrun by street circuits, and the tide needs to be held back. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with a grand prix on a street circuit. Monaco remains interesting (to some fans) more than 60 years after the w...

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