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What track changes have been made for the Abu Dhabi GP?

Photo album To news overview © Dromo The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will have a different complexion this year, as the Yas Marina Circuit has undergone some drastic changes to its layout for the first time since the venue was introduced to the F1 calendar in 2009. Over the course of the past six months, circuit designers Dromo worked on reprofiling, restructuring and resurfacing several of the corners that make up the track layout. Under the watchful eye of circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli, the track has been shortened slightly to 5.28 kilometres and the number of corners reduced from 21 to 16. So what's changed? Zaffelli explained the thinking behind the changes, saying that the main focus has...
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