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FIA's Masi: Hockenheim drag strip run-off area 'looked fine'

FIA race director Michael Masi says the controversial 'drag strip' run-off area at Hockenheim that was heavily criticized by Charles Leclerc after Sunday's German Grand Prix "looked fine". The area, located between turns 15 and 16, is part of the track's drag strip but acts as a natural run-off zone for normal races. Several drivers who ran wide during Sunday's race and found themselves on the specific portion of tarmac struggled for grip on the wet surface. Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg all crashed at the spot, with the Ferrari and Renault driver both blaming the slippery tarmac for them not being able to regain control of their car. Leclerc criticizes...
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