Hairpin resurfaced ahead of Canadian GP

The officials of the Canadian Grand Prix have begun resurfacing the hairpin of the Montreal track yesterday after the qualifying session. Following discussions between track bosses and FIA race director Charlie Whiting, it was agreed that the hairpin would be resurfaced immediately to prevent further track problems during the race.

Francois Dumontier, executive vice president of the Canadian GP said: "We have been monitoring the situation extensively.

"This year we chose a new specialist to settle the issue, but obviously conditions related to the technological evolution of the race cars do create some problems. Aggressive adhesion of grooved tyres, removal of traction control systems and the actual physical configuration of the hairpin corner itself could all be probable causes for this situation.

"We will correct this problem as soon as the last car leaves the track today, and everything will be rectified for tomorrow's races."