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Faster 2017 F1 cars lead to Australian GP track revisions
The Albert Park circuit will undergo a number of track revisions ahead of this year’s Australian Grand Prix, to accommodate the faster new-generation Formula 1 cars. According to FIA data provided to the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Albert Park is set to see an increase of mid-corner speeds between 20 and 5o km/h on mid-to-high speed corners, later braking points (between 20 and 30 metres), and lap times lowered to the tune of three to four seconds. That has led to a number of safety-related revisions to the Albert Park layout, with tyre wall re-profiling at Turns 1, 6, and 14, as well as the use of over $100,000 worth of Tecpro high-speed barriers at Turn 12 – a first for the...
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