George Russell is looking forward to the challenge of Bahrain’s “exciting” Outer Track, predicting: “It’s definitely going to be bonkers.” Formula 1 is readying itself for the sport’s fastest ever lap times on the Sakhir Grand Prix weekend around a circuit that has been described as an oval, although it’s actually more like a square with one wiggly side. Based on the Bahrain International Circuit, the Outer Track misses out the twisty ‘infield’ section and so the usual 15-turn 5.4km layout is reduced to a 3.5km blast on December 6 over 87 laps that are likely to take less than a minute each. It will make for a more congested track during qualifying and the race –...
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