At times, last year's race at the Red Bull Ring bordered on farce as countless drivers were hit with time penalties after exceeding track limits. Consequently, changes have been made for this year's race. 'Firstly, we have installed a 2.5m wide gravel strip directly behind the kerb at exit of Turn 9 and Turn 10 on the left-hand side and in Turns 1, 3, 4 and 6 we've moved the white line to make the distance to the gravel less than 2 metres,' explains race director, Niels Wittich. 'Obviously track limit control in Austria was problematic last year, as many drivers decided to go a little bit wider at the exit of Turn 9 and 10,' he says. 'It's not surprising as the asphalt verge behind the...
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