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Hembery: We're getting close to blackout point
Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery is adamant that the G-Forces generated by the current Formula 1 cars require abnormal strength to drive, and that in full race trim, and in certain conditions, he wonders if drivers may even 'blackout' during a race. Hembery told N of the loads that drivers are experiencing this year, 'It is quite shocking. Even now, you are talking 5G corners … a road car, top Ferrari, Lambo,[generate] 1.2 or 1.3G. These are getting to levels now that, I don't know…. 'Maybe some clever doctors will tell us that we're getting close to blackout point, I don't know what it is. But certainly when I was looking at Turn 3 it was quite impressive....
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