The story behind Shanghai’s “painted” F1 track surprise

Having had no notification in pre-event notes from the FIA regarding any resurfacing, the colour of the asphalt – which has already worn away on the racing line in places – left some concluding that the circuit had had a paintbrush taken to it.As Daniel Ricciardo said: “It looks like they’ve painted the track or something. They’ve done something to the surface.”I don’t know how the track’s …Keep reading