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This is F1's plan to improve visibility in rain races

In 2021, only a few laps were run at Spa-Francorchamps during the Belgian F1 weekend. There was so much rain that it was not safe to race. F1 has come up with a plan to avoid this situation in the future. Article continues under ad F1 wants to avoid Belgium 2021 in future Pirelli makes tyres for F1 cars capable of discharging dozens of litres per second at high speeds. This does allow racing in wet conditions and allows these tyres to still find some grip on wet tarmac. The downside, however, is that this water drainage pushes up a lot of water and creates so-called 'spray' behind the cars, which can seriously impair the visibility of those behind. In wet Belgium in 2021, the race was not...
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