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How F1's white-elephant track addiction went bust

Several new races joined the Formula 1 calendar in the last decade, but, like many more that had been added in the previous decade, they quickly disappeared. Here, as part of our series looking back at the 2010s, we explain why

I'm a contender for an unusual record, one which is likely to remain unbroken: the slowest lap of the Korea International Circuit.

Admittedly, I was on foot, but not a whole lot else has circulated that 3.4 miles of unhallowed asphalt since I laced up my Adidas Supernovas and trotted round at a modest pace after qualifying for the 2013 Korean Grand Prix had taken place.

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