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New F1 cars force drivers to bulk up

Carlos Sainz is a happy eater again and the Toro Rosso driver's mother is delighted. Heavier, faster and more physical, the 2017 cars are subjecting drivers like the Toro Rosso youngster to far greater G-forces through corners that can now be taken flat out on fatter tyres. As a result, Sainz and others have been putting on muscle over the winter to gain upper body strength. Previously they were more preoccupied with losing weight in a sport where the lightest men have enjoyed an advantage. Sainz was vocal last year about the dangers of shedding too much but he told Reuters during testing in Barcelona that the situation was now much healthier. 'This year I have had diets but diets to...
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