The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will reprofile Turn 10 of its layout ahead of the 2021 racing season. The venue, which next year will commemorate its 30th anniversary, is the host of Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix and MotoGP’s Catalan Grand Prix. Formula 1 switched to a tighter version of Turn 10 in 2004 and while MotoGP continued to use the longer radius corner it too changed in 2016 following safety concerns in the wake of Luis Salom’s fatal accident. On Thursday circuit officials announced a tweak to the complex in order to satisfy both the FIA and FIM. “For the 2021 season the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has designed a new and unique variant for Turn 10, that will be...
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