A terribly average track, which surprisingly gets a mixed reception from the drivers.

Some, like Jarno Trulli, like it; others, like David Coulthard, think it is a joke of a Grand Prix track.

One thing is certain - it is smack bang in the middle of nowhere with all the atmosphere of a damp transit van in a quarry.

Against the run of history, though, three of the last four events here have been exciting.