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Albert Park resurfacing could lead to layout changes

Whatever the success - or not - of the new aero regulations, they are unlikely to make much difference at Albert Park this weekend as the new season gets underway. The Melbourne track is notorious for its lack of overtaking at the best of times and it was the total absence of any worthwhile passes in last year's season opener - combined with Pirelli's revelation in its 2017 statistical summing up that revealed overtaking that year was 50% down on 2016 - that prompted the aero regs overhaul. At this point, might we ask why Pirelli never released such (overtaking) data at the end of last season, or can we guess? Anyway, following this weekend's race there will be a track inspection by the...
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