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It does take a year or two for a track to "settle-in". The problem with the new section is that it is still settling, while the old section has settled--so one segment is moving while the other isn't much. The existence of the "hump" at the transition from the old to new sections didn't surprise me much. It will get better from here.

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I can't help but think that Red Bull are imploding from within this season. It's really too bad too. Up until this season, they were the definition of the like-able underdog. Vettel and Webber always managed to pull off a few wins despite not having the best car (I'm not saying it was bad, either--it was just clearly a step or two behind McLaren/Ferrari/Braun). Now, this season, they clearly have the dominant car, and have managed to lose races because of bone-headed moves....mostly on each other. Webber put the moves on Vettel from the start and squeezed him, forcing him to fight Hamilton and ultimately suffer a puncture. (I still don't think Vettel and Hamilton made contact. Vettel doesn't think so. Hamilton doesn't think so either.) It seems clear at this point that Vettel and Webber are at war with each other.