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FIA changes kerbs at Baku's tricky Turn 8
The FIA has removed the plastic kerb at Baku's tight Turn 8, and replaced it with a painted version. The change, which was made on Saturday morning prior to the F2 feature race, followed a discussion with race director Charlie Whiting in Friday evening's drivers' briefing. Both Sergio Perez and Jolyon Palmer crashed heavily at Turn 8 in practice, and the Mexican was one of those who pushed for a less harsh solution. "The kerb is quite difficult, and it's not so easy to ride that for us," said Perez. "It's quite narrow and we asked Charlie to try to have a look to see if we can change it because we all feel that it's quite narrow and very easy to make a mistake. "I think...
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