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Officials forced to make Baku kerb repairs

Hamilton navigates his way through the new Baku street circuit European Grand Prix organisers have been forced to make adjustments to the kerbs at the Baku street circuit prior to second practice. Problems with the kerbs at the newly constructed circuit in Azerbaijan were discovered following opening practice with Pirelli reporting cuts to several tyres. As a result, the following GP2 qualifying session was postponed while officials assessed the kerbs before repairs were made. The FIA’s Charlie Whiting has since confirmed that bolts and screws used to hold the kerbs in place had been causing damage to the tyres. “Some small bolts had come loose at the end of kerbs at Turn 6 and Turn 12...
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