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... that the layout of Shanghai International Circuit (pictured) was inspired from the Chinese character shang (上), the first character in the name of the city Shanghai?
... that there have only been six races in the history of Formula One that have awarded half points to finishers due to a premature end?
... that the 2009 season was the first without a race in North America?
... that prior to Singapore's first Formula One race in 2008, the last running of the Singapore Grand Prix was as a non-championship race run to Australian Formula Two rules in 1973?

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