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Modern F1 circuits are 'vanilla' - Bourdais

Ex-Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Bourdais says Formula One has ruined every track on the calendar and claims Monaco has become "a friggin' parking lot with a couple of turns".

Bourdais, a four-time champion in Champ Car, the series which merged into IndyCar, endured an unsuccessful spell in Formula One which lasted just 27 races between 2008 and 2009. He has since returned to competitiveness in America's premier open wheel series, including victory in Detroit last weekend, and took time after his win to slam the state of F1.

"I'm enjoying my racing again after a horrible experience in Formula One," Bourdais told the Detroit Free Press.