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Force India tells drivers to lose weight!

©WRI2 Preparing for the physical demands of the 2017 cars led drivers to build muscle over the winter, but Force India is now telling its boys to lose weight! Heavy workouts in the gym since the end of last year produced weight gains of up to 6kgs as drivers built up body mass and muscle , especially around the neck, to help cope with significantly higher G-forces this year. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, Force India's new VJM10 is struggling to remain with handling problems, part of which appear to be associated with the car's weight. "We told them they should weigh 70 kilograms in Melbourne," said technical boss Andrew Green, referring to Sergio Perez and Esteban...
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