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Drivers will need physical 'step' for new cars

– Formula 1 drivers will need to make a sizeable physical "step" over the winter period to prepare for the demands of driving 2017-spec cars, according to Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz Jr.Next year, cars are set to be around four to five seconds per lap quicker, primarily through overhauled bodywork and wider tyres, which supplier Pirelli has recently been developing.Sainz Jr. weclomes the challenge and reckons drivers will be able to make a difference."We all will need to do a step in our physical condition," commented Sainz Jr."Already in Malaysia this year in qualifying we were nearly as fast as the lap record, because the tarmac change was three to four...
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