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Originally Posted by five_timer
Did it occur to you that the fact the race is 2 laps shorter implies the laps are longer than back then? They don't just randomly change race distances.
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Here's the answer on that point (56 vs. 54 laps) ...
Although contested over 56 laps, the race result was declared after 54 laps, as the chequered flag was erroneously shown one lap early. The leading positions were not affected by this error.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Chinese_Grand_Prix