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Despite chicane, Paul Ricard will still witness speeds of 210 mph
Organisers of the French Grand Prix, which returns to the schedule in 2018 after an absence of ten years, admit that despite the addition of a chicane on the legendary Mistral Straight, the cars will still exceed 210 mph. While the Circuit Paul Ricard last hosted the French Grand Prix in 1990, it hosted F1 tyre tests last year and again this year, with Mercedes scheduled for a two-day visit after next month's Italian Grand Prix. The track, which first hosted F1 in 1970, was the scene of the French Grand Prix on 14 occasions before the event moved to Magny Cours, mainly for political reasons. Though the Grand Prix was no more, the track, which was purchased in 1999 by Excelis, a company...
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