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These are strategic positions placed around a Grand Prix circuit where FIA observers watch for driving infringements, the actions of corner and safety crews and the recovery of stranded vehicles

Driver is accelerating ie. applying power

The race track has a single line where cars stick to the track and handle well. If the driver gets off-line the car could lose grip because there is not enough traction to keep the car stable outside of the groove. When tracks have more than one groove -- a high groove and a low groove -- cars can drive side-by-side around the track.

The situation that results when a car has more grip at the front than the rear. In mild form, this sort of chassis imbalance can result in dramatic "tail-out" slides. Extreme oversteer can result in the car going into a spin.

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