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Driver concern over ‘dangerous' pit-lane exit

A tight pit-lane exit could cause a few incidents at Turn 1 during the Portuguese Grand Prix, with drivers expressing their concerns about the layout. The pit-lane exit feeds back onto the straight before Turn 1, but the tight line that has caused means drivers exiting the pits are heading into Turn 1 much slower than those on the race track proper. The FIA has tried to implement a short-term fix by angling the final part of the pit lane exit further to the left to help create a better angle going into Turn 1. However, drivers are still predicting difficulties during Sunday's race in Portugal. 'They've done the best they can moving that pit lane part of it,' Alex Albon when asked by...
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