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The Albert Park Get's A Face Lift

It seems that the cars aren't the only thing changing next year……   It looks like the Australian track will undergo a small re-vamp to be able to support the might of the new cars.   With an increased speed and stronger downforce potential, the circuit required some minor adjustments for it to still be safe and race ready for the start of the season.   “The FIA gave us instructions, based on the simulations they’ve done, on which turns would need additional tyre buffers, or in the case of Turn 12 inclusion of a high-speed barrier,” Craig Moca, Divisions Manager of Infrastructure at the AGPC.   “We took all the information we received from the FIA,...
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