French Grand Prix strategic advisor Eric Boullier says organisers are relying on an "analytical" approach to traffic management to avoid the massive congestion that impacted race fans in 2018. The French event returned to the F1 calendar last year after a decade-long absence, and it was memorable come-back for thousands of spectators albeit for the wrong reasons. Fans were thrilled to return to the Circuit Paul Ricard until they found themselves stranded in their cars on the backroads leading to the track in the blistering heat. Despite the implementation of emergency contingency plans, the traffic jams persisted over the course of all three days and led many to either miss the...
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