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Cars easy to drive and too heavy – Hulkenberg

F1 cars should be harder to drive and lighter, according to Nico Hulkenberg. For 2019, Liberty Media and the FIA introduced tweaks to the aerodynamic regulations designed to make overtaking easier. Kimi Raikkonen, the most experienced driver on the grid, gave the changes a tentative thumbs-up. 'We can drive a little closer than last year,' the Finn is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport, 'but it's still hard to get past.' Kevin Magnussen agrees: 'It has gotten a bit better.' But Renault's Hulkenberg thinks it will be tough to further improve the situation so long as F1 cars are so easy to drive whilst being heavier than ever. And rumours suggest the 2021 cars will be even heavier. 'The cars now...
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