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Preview: F1 set for Shanghai showdown

– Formula 1 moves on to China for the second round of the 2017 campaign, following Ferrari's impressive win at the season-opener. GPUpdate.net previews this weekend's event and provides the key statistics.Shanghai circuit:China, having long expressed a desire to host a Grand Prix, eventually arrived on the F1 calendar in 2004, workers transforming swampland into a race track in less than 18 months.Shanghai's 5.451km track starts with a tight, tricky section, fronted by the sweeping Turn 1, and takes in various corner profiles, providing an extensive test for drivers and their machinery. It also features the second-longest straight in F1 at 1.2km, behind only Abu Dhabi."The track...
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