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Resurfacing will lead to increased lap speeds at Silverstone

As it stands, Silverstone has just two more Formula One Grands Prix to host before its contract ends, and with the Northamptonshire track needing to look outside the F1 bubble, the entire track has been resurfaced. While the move was initiated by demands from MotoGP promoter Dorna, which only wanted certain parts of the track resurfaced, Silverstone opted to resurface the entire circuit. The work was carried out last month, and Pringle believes it will benefit not only MotoGP but F1. 'When we looked at it, the asphalt at Silverstone hadn't been re-laid since 1996,' he admitted. 'The surface was looking a bit patchwork, so we decided to resurface the whole thing while we had the chance, and...
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