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What measures has Istanbul Park taken to avoid 2020 scenario?

In Russia the F1 drivers drove on a circuit that has hardly seen any action all year. Because it is basically a street circuit, the track is only used for Formula 1 and on Friday there was not much grip. Next week on Sunday we will race in Istanbul, a circuit that had a lot to write about last year. One of the topics was, just like in Sochi, the lack of grip on the track. The things that were written were initially positive and hopeful. F1 had already raced there between 2005 and 2011 and it was hugely well received then. So drivers had hoped that with the downforce of the 2020 cars, they could really attack the corners. Read more Russell sees move to Mercedes as reward: 'Not my final goal...
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