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F1: Shanghai track has been painted not resurfaced

Claims that the Shanghai track has been resurfaced have proved to be a little wide of the mark, as the tarmac has merely been painted. A number of teams had mentioned the resurfacing in their previews, claiming that while it may have resolved the issue of the number of bumps in the track it would add to the conundrum they faced heading into a Sprint weekend on a track they haven't used since 2019, three years before the new era of cars came into being. However, when the FIA revealed the changes to the track since 2019 resurfacing wasn't mentioned, while Pirelli, which was not given advance access to the circuit admitted that it is having to rely on old data. 'Based on simulations and past...
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