by CNNGo staff
South Korea has been hosting the F1 Korea Grand Prix for two years now, and this year's Formula One event, the 16th F1 race of the 2012 season, will begin on Friday, October 12.
Two years may be still too young for veteran status, perhaps, but old enough to be judged.
Press and public opinion have not been kind to the first two years of the Korea Grand Prix, with criticisms leveled at everything from the location of the Korea International Circuit -- in Yeongam, a neglected southwest corner of the peninsula -- to lack of overall preparation.
The rough 2010 debut was marked by an incomplete circuit and prolonged delays due to the pouring rain.
Local media criticized the lack of infrastructure, often citing the fact that BBC sports presenter Jake Humphrey slept in a love motel during the event. (Although Humphrey writes enthusiastically of his enjoyable time at the F1 in Japan on his blog, he is markedly silent about Yeongam).
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