I had never played the game, and i had never been a passenger on the track, or even watched a full lap video of the track ever, my first exposure to the ring was driving it.

I think thats a perfetly acceptable way to do it, the dangerous people are ones who think they know it when they dont!

Ive been round it a few dozen times now but i still treat it as if i dont know it and just drive to what i can see for a large portion of the track.


***EDIT
cant believe i used the phrases "exposure to the ring" and "large portion" in a message to you, i really need to pay more attention