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Japanese GP: Track notes, DRS, tyres and more

Ahead of this year's Japanese Grand Prix, new double kerbs have been installed on the exit of Turns 13 and 14, while tyres, with tube inserts, and additional conveyor belts have been installed in sections of the tyre barriers around the outside of Turns 2, 5, 7, 8 and 15. There is just one DRS zone, and it is located on the main straight. The detection point is 50m before Turn 16 and the activation point is 100m before the control line. Pirelli has nominated the medium, soft and supersofts, with this specific combination already selected four times this season. This is to cope with the notoriously high-energy demands of the circuit, with long and sweeping corners such as 130R and Spoon. In...
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