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New electronic track policing leaves drivers at odds

Leading F1 drivers have expressed mixed reactions to the FIA's decision to monitor track limits in Hungary by electronic means, although in general the big names are supportive of the initiative. The FIA is using extra timing loops at Turns 4 and 11 to record instances of cars going off with all four wheels. Although such a system has occasional been utilised in the past, for example to monitor corner-cutting at chicanes, this is the first time that it has been used to see if anyone is gaining an advantage by running wide over the kerbs at a corner exit. The FIA's decision comes after extensive discussion of abuse of track limits in the last two races in Britain and Austria. FIA sources say...
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