Explained: The ‘painted track’ theory at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix

There were no FIA notes in advance of this weekend’s race to suggest that the circuit had been resurfaced.“From the track side, it looks like they have repainted it, rather than resurfaced it,” Max Verstappen said.

Daniel Ricciardo noticed: "It looks like they've painted the track or something. They've done something to the surface. Bitumen is applied to the track as a fluid, to get rid of dust, and prevent disintegration of the track.

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