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Preview: Canadian GP

The Canadian Grand Prix featuring high top end speeds thanks to its long straight follows the slowest circuit of the season. Combined with its rather short length, it's also the shortest lap of the season for an F1 car, going round in approximately 75 seconds. The straights are linked by tight hairpins where the cars brake down to a little under 60km/h so the challenge is to combine this strong top-end power with effective engine braking and pick up on the entry and exits to the slow speed corners. Allied to this, the two hairpins and the chicane mean the internals are intensely loaded three times a lap and then stressed further under the acceleration forces, leading Montréal to be called...
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