Due to the enormous speeds reached in Formula 1, grip is of vital importance, but track organisations don't seem to pay much attention to this anymore with new asphalt. Time for the FIA to pay more attention to it. The FIA and Liberty Media had to improvise a lot last year. Due to the coronavirus many Grands Prix were cancelled and it was quite a challenge to fill up the racing calendar. Fortunately a number of classic circuits were available and received with great enthusiasm. One of them is Portimao, but not all drivers were so happy with the circuit after the race weekend in Portugal. The organisation decided to lay a new layer of tarmac just before the Formula 1 arrived, which made...
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