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Good plug there Nicky.
As to mods to the track, I don't see why you can't completely do away with the Dunlop Chicane. The Dunlop Curve would be no less dangerous than the kind before Indianapolis, and if anything would be safer because it has more run-off.
I think you could get away with just one chicane on the Mulsanne. The Dottinger Hohe is a little more than half the Mulsannes' length, and the touring cars must hit 225-230+mph (They were hitting 215-220+mph 13 years ago.). Another example is Monza, where the F1 cars hit 230-mph before the first chicane, so the outright speeds of at least half a Mulsanne can be handled.
I definitely agree that the Ford Chicane should be taken back to just one left/right flick, and that the old run into The Esse ought to be brought back.
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