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Safety changes made overnight to kerbs and pitlane in Baku

Track workers laboured through the night to make changes to the Baku street circuit, which hosts Azerbaijan's first Formula One race on Sunday, after problems with kerb plates lifting in practice. Race director Charlie Whiting told Reuters on Saturday that the white lines marking the pit lane entry and exit had also been repainted to improve safety. 'Just the lines, that's all, to keep the drivers slightly further left so that there's no misunderstanding if two cars are following and the front one wants to come in,' he said of the entry. 'The idea is that it should be slightly clearer to the driver behind that the car is coming in to the pits.' Some drivers had expressed concern about the...
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