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Lotus wary of how new tarmac at COTA has matured since last visit
Lotus wary of how new tarmac at COTA has matured since last visit 9 November, 2013 Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas is the newest venue on the Formula 1 calendar and as the sport heads to Austin for a second time, teams are wary of how the tarmac surface has evloved during the past year.
Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane exlained ahead of the weekend in Texas, 'The uncertainty this time around lies in how much the tarmac will have matured over the past twelve months. In principal, with some of the bitumen having now worn away we should be left with a rougher surface which will allow more energy to be put through the tyres, thereby alleviating the...
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