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Drivers criticise new 'take-off ramp' kerb

– Several Formula 1 drivers have criticised the revised kerb laid on the inside of the Turn 16 apex (the exit of Piscine) at the Circuit de Monaco, ahead of this weekend's event.In a bid to deter drivers from running wide or cutting the apex, the speed bumps have been removed and replaced by one speed bump parallel to the track after the kerb on the apex of Turn 16.However, a handful of drivers have voiced opposition to the changes."It's like a take-off ramp; you're just going to fly into the wall," said Haas' Romain Grosjean."Before there was a big [kerb] there, and taking it was losing time anyway, so I was a bit surprised to see that [new one introduced]."Force...
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