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2017 F1 cars will be harder to drive

Major technical changes to the cars for 2017 will make the drivers work harder, according to former F1 driver turned German television pundit Marc Surer, after London meetings this week continued to pave the road towards wider cars with bigger wings and tyres for next year. It is suggested the laptime gain could be up to five seconds per lap. 'Formula one will be more difficult once again,' Surer told the German broadcaster Sky. 'They want to separate the wheat from the chaff with G-forces of 5G in the corners, which is physically much more demanding and requires more courage at 300kph.' Surer said it is that challenge that has been lacking in F1 for the past few years, 'Before, if...
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