this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2023
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in favor of replacing the Vegas GP with the island on the left

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was pleasantly surprised by the race this year. Like, cheesiness of the showmanship aside, the racing itself was highly entertaining. Especially if you ignore Verstappen and focus on the rest of the grid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Speaking honestly, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I still think it's not a very interesting track layout though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I get that. Still better than Barcelona and less predictable than Monaco's been lately.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

pretty awesome that it shows the underwater terrain beneath the atolls as well, and you're right, they both look like awesome tracks to drive

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't the Marshall Island got nuked a couple of decades ago?

[–] whaleross 27 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the Bikini Atoll was a testing ground for nukes, but that's not the reason they are strangely hollow outlines of islands.

As far as I understand it, it's because there were islands formed from underwater volcanic eruptions, but over time the inner islands sunk and eroded away and what makes up the island today are actually the surfaced parts of the once surrounding coral reef.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think I made this I Halo Reach forge mode...