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Ocon: Faster F1 2017 cars increase crash consequences
Formula 1 drivers face bigger consequences from mistakes in 2017 thanks to the new generation of cars, reckons Force India driver Esteban Ocon. This weekend's Australian Grand Prix marks the first race for F1's new breed of wider and faster cars – with lap records set to be broken as a result of the big increase in downforce allowed this year. But early feedback from pre-season testing suggests that the extra performance also means the car are more on the edge – and have a tendency for snap oversteer to pitch drivers off track if they go over the limit. With a number of drivers, including Kimi Raikkonen, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton having spun off after errors...
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