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We are proud to present two new tracks for the
CATERHAM Expansion pack, Estoril and Imola. Both tracks
have long glorious histories, and both are famous as
great "driver tracks" demanding the utmost of both
driver and car. These two new venues should be perfectly
suited to see how the Caterham cars perform under
pressure.

The Autódromo do Estoril (officially: Autódromo
Fernanda Pires da Silva) is a 4.36 km (2.709 miles) race
course in Portugal, and the home of the Formula One
Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996.
The Estoril circuit was built in 1972 on a rocky
plateau not far from Estoril, Portugal, the beach resort
lending its name to the circuit. The course has two
hairpin turns, noticeable elevation changes, and a long
start/finish straight. Estoril became a popular event on
the F1 calendar, the setting for many well-known moments
including Jacques Villeneuve
overtaking Michael Schumacher around the outside in
1996, and Riccardo Patrese being
momentarily launched onto two wheels after colliding
with Gerhard Berger on the main
straight in 1992. Estoril was dropped from the F1
calendar for the 1997 season, though it continued to
play host to top-level single-seater, sports car,
Dallara World Series and touring car events, including
the FIA GT Championship, the DTM and the World Series by
Renault.

The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing
circuit near the Italian town of Imola, 40 km east of
Bologna and 80 km east of the Ferrari factory in
Maranello.
The circuit is named after Ferrari's late founder Enzo
and his son Dino who had died in the
1950s. Before Enzo Ferrari's death in 1988 it was called
'Autodromo Dino Ferrari'.
It was the venue for the Formula One San Marino Grand
Prix (usually, two Grands Prix are held in Italy every
year, so the race held at Imola is named after the
nearby state) and it also hosted the 1980 edition of the
Italian Grand Prix, which usually takes place in Monza.
For safety reasons the circuit went through many changes
over the years, resulting in its current layout. The
layout featured in the game will include the changes to
the Variante Alta chicane made in 2006.
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