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Canada isn't a typical street circuit for two reasons - partly, the gravel traps around it give it a more typical feel. Secondly, unlike more 'street' circuits, the layout is actually designed for racing, and produces exciting races almost every year.
Most street circuits from the modern era are boring, soulless offering. The predominance of them in the US is probably the main reason the Americans lost interest in F1 in the 1980s, adn teh large amount on the current ChampCar schedule is surely a amjor reason for the problems that series has had in attracting an audience.
Sepang is a circuit I like, as I've always found it challenging, it flows well, adn great races seem to gravitate there. The weather has an effect, but that's part of the fun of having a racetrack in Malaysia.
A lot of the modern circuits are quite lame, especially Hungaroring, Catalunya and the redesigned Hockenheimring. The series is too obsessed with safety, which has now gone OTT. As long as there are big run-off areas at the fast corners, the classic tracks ar eno mroe dangerous than those. Features of the cars, such as impact protection, shielded fuel tanks and rollover hoops, have a much bigger effect.
The changes to Monaco this year, moving the barriers out at some of the toughest corners and instantly nullifying half the challenge of the ultimate driving test, are a particular disgrace. The top teams shouldn't be monopolising the track the way they did this year.
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