Organisers of the Vietnam Grand Prix have revealed an updated track map for the Hanoi Circuit, with a new corner added to the final sector. Vietnam will join the Formula 1 championship next April, with the streets to the west of Hanoi used for two-thirds of the circuit layout. The layout has taken inspiration from sections of other circuits, including the Nurburgring, Monaco, and Suzuka. On Wednesday race organisers revealed a revised layout, which introduces a new corner, and extends the length of a lap from 5.565km to 5.607km. The original layout had a left-hander at Turn 21 leading into a tight left-hander for Turn 22, the final corner on the circuit. Instead the track will now bend...
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