the current track is a modern, smooth circuit. it has good facilities for the teams and spectators. it is from paris in central france. many corners are modeled on famous turns from other circuits, and are named after those circuits. examples include the fast estoril corner and the adelaide hairpin. it has a mix of slow hairpins and high-speed chicane sections. it includes a long fast straight into the first-gear adelaide hairpin, the best overtaking opportunity on the circuit. the circuit is very flat with little change in elevation. it does not provide many overtaking opportunities, despite modifications in 2003.