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Long calendar leads to risk minimising by F1 teams
The unprecedented length of the 2016 Formula 1 calendar is further limiting the aggression with which teams and drivers can tackle individual races. That is the view of Mika Hakkinen, when asked by Tagesspiegel newspaper about what he regards as the current state of Formula 1. 'Already drivers are having to conserve the car,' he said, 'taking care of the tyres, engine, brakes, but that's not what a racer wants.' He thinks that in earlier eras, and also those with calendars notably shorter than the unprecedented 21-race schedule of 2016, were more about how 'aggressive' a driver can race. 'But a driver today knows very well that he has a very, very long season in front of him,' said the...
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