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Track limits to be monitored by FIA via computerised technology

Starting from this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, electronic detectors will be used by the FIA to monitor track limit violations committed by drivers. The computerised technology has been brought in following a number of tyre and suspension failures for drivers at recent races, the cause of which has stemmed from driving over the ‘sausage kerbs’ now used at a number of circuits. These higher, bulkier kerbs are the current solution favoured by the sport’s governing body as a way of deterring drivers from running off track and gaining an advantage. The kerbs have never been favoured by F1 teams, but the FIA have remained unmovable on the subject until the recent spate of incidents...
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