Straw Poll: A week in the Algarve
Edd Straw reports back with his findings after spending this week at the Portimao circuit in Portugal for the Renault and Williams launches, and the first serious testing of the pre-season
For all the rain and the extraordinary cold conditions that afflicted the first two and a half days of Formula One testing at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, the track has made a very positive impression.
Although McLaren and Ferrari both ran here before Christmas, when their track time was blighted by the coldest December conditions experienced in Portugal since 1931, few will have had the chance to take a look in person at the state-of-the-art track.
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