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Old 25 Nov 2017, 09:42 (Ref:3782863)   #80
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Genuine question: why is this happening at so many circuits? They've known this place was going to be a racetrack for two years, how come in the obvious high stress and wear points the bitumen wasn't replaced with proven mixtures?
They haven't known this place was going to be a racetrack for 2 years - 1 year or so only. It's been reported consistently that a large amount of drainage etc work was being done under the roads before they were re-sealed, so I think the new mix has not been down long at all. Don't recall it happening at many circuits but it is something that can happen as we occasionally see.

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Yes it's spectacular and yes it's fast in qualifying. So was Canberra. SVG ended up making a desperate move on Reynolds because he spent 10 laps behind a slower car with nowhere to get around him. If SVG can't find a spot, we might have a problem.
Wouldn't surprise if they make some layout changes or tweaks for year 2 - it's not unusual to make such changes from year to year.
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