The FIA has reacted swiftly to drivers’ concerns about the pit entry in Korea. Numerous drivers on Friday warned that the fact the entry to the new Yeongam circuit’s pitlane ...
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Drivers concerned about Yeongam pit entry
F1 drivers have expressed concern about the design of the pit entry at the new Yeongam circuit in Korea. A report in the British newspaper The Mirror said the issue ...
Read More »Long straight set to be Korean headache for Red Bull
The opening sector of the Yeongam circuit in Korea looks set to be a headache for Red Bull this weekend. Although grounded for most of the opening session on Friday ...
Read More »Dust, snakes and nails on Korea’s new track
There were no signs of the newly-laid track surface breaking up as the formula one cars christened the Yeongam venue on Friday morning. But the circuit was as slippery as ...
Read More »Today’s F1 chargers recreate 1986 title finale photo
F1 indulged in a piece of rare nostalgia on Thursday by recreating a famous scene. As the 1986 world championship fight came to a head in Adelaide, the four title ...
Read More »German workers helped Korea to get F1 track ready
Help from Germany ensured that Korea’s new F1 circuit is able to host its inaugural grand prix this weekend. That is the claim of Hermann Tilke, the architect of the ...
Read More »Korea surface won’t break up insists Tilke
Hermann Tilke on Wednesday sounded confident the newly laid track surface at Yeongam will survive this weekend’s inaugural Korean grand prix. With the top layer so recently laid and oils ...
Read More »F1’s travellers report first impressions from Korea
F1’s travelling circus is arriving in South Korea, and the first reports are mixed. BBC television anchor Jake Humphrey summed up the Yeongam venue as satisfactory but “far from finished”. ...
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