Formula 1 drivers have been warned that they face their lap time being deleted if they exceed track limits at two of Portimao’s corners. Formula 1 is this weekend returning to Portugal after a 24-year absence and the Algarve Circuit – commonly referred to as Portimao – has been selected as the venue. The championship is using the high-speed right-hander at Turn 1, rather than the option of a slower complex, and Race Control will implement track limits to avoid drivers gaining an advantage by using the tarmac run-off. A similar rule will be enforce at the exit of the uphill left-hander of Turn 4. The FIA has increasingly used sensors to assess when a driver exceeds track limits in a...
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