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Paul Ricard considering asphalt heating system for F1 tests
The Paul Ricard circuit is considering introducing a system to warm up the track's surface in order to help Formula 1 teams during winter testing. Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli, as well as leading teams like Mercedes, pushed for 2017 pre-season testing to take place in Bahrain in order to have more representative running, given the warmer track conditions. In the end however, it was decided that testing would take place in Barcelona, where temperatures are expected to be low. Paul Ricard director Stephane Clair says the French circuit, which has hosted some of Pirelli's 2017 tyre tests and that will host the French Grand Prix when it returns in 2018, will be pushing to become the regular...
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