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Formula E drivers concerned with Misano sausage kerbs

Formula E drivers have raised concerns over the use of sausage kerbs to control track limits ahead of the inaugural Misano E-Prix this weekend.

The all-electric championship will stage a double-header at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, a venue which is predominantly used for bike racing.

It means there are a number of large run-off areas on the exit of corners that make policing track limits difficult for car racing.

To deter drivers from running too wide and gaining an unfair advantage, several sausage kerbs have been placed on the exit of corners, which has led to drivers voicing concerns due to their size.

“I don’t think any driver here is very happy with the sausages,” said Envision’s Robin Frijns.

“For track limits, yeah it’s fine, but if you do a mistake or you get pushed wide by another car, you drive over them, you fly like we saw in Monza at the last corner a few years ago [with Alex Peroni in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 championship].

“I think it’s very severe, the sausages are way too big for us. It’s good for GTs but we are not [using] a GT car. I hope they reconsider it for the race.”

Abt’s Lucas di Grassi went around the venue with race director Scott Elkins prior to any running and believes that the situation could have been worse.

"From what could have been done, I was pretty happy with the result," he said.

Source: Autosport

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