Mark Hughes: Trackside View
"He’s new – and needs to find things for himself"
Turn 10, 170mph approach, down three gears over the bumps as quickly as it takes to think 7-6-5-4 and into the slightly uphill turn, skimming the striped section of the inner kerb. Further inside the stripes is a green painted section, covered in rubber streaks.
But not F1 rubber, for this green part is too high for F1 ride height. It's possible to use it, but it doesn't pay you back, loses you more in upset than it finds in shortcut. Just hustle up to that stripey edge, car locked in place by the downforce and the turn's camber.
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