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Hembery fears drivers might be close to blackout in 2017
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Pirelli's head of motorsports Paul Hembery fears that the new 2017 cars might push drivers close to the brink of blacking out. Hembery said that the G-forces acting on drivers as a result of the new tyre and downforce regulations could be almost unendurable. "It is quite shocking. Even now, you are talking 5G corners," he said after the first week of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A normal street car would top out at a quarter of that. Drivers were able to take turn 3 flat out at 175mph last week, leaving Hembery worried about what would happen in a full distance Grand Prix run in much higher temperatures. "Maybe some clever...
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