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Driver feedback on Yas Marina Circuit layout changes

While the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been held since 2009, this year the Yas Marina Circuit has been tweaked ahead of this year's Formula 1 World Title showdown between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Long before anyone could have dreamt up such a scenario, the contenders arriving for the final race of the season tied on points, Yas Marina owners decided the track needed to be revitalized, made racier. What they came up with is a much faster and flowing circuit, with times a dozen or so seconds per lap faster than before. While most drivers hailed the changes as improvements, several are not so sure it will make for closer racing which was the prime purpose for modifying the track in the...
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