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Lewis Hamilton fears 2017 Formula 1 cars won’t change anything

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Lewis Hamilton fears the changes coming in 2017 won't actually change anything for the drivers, and the fans will still be disappointed with the on-track action.

Next year will see the introduction of more aggressive looking cars which will be much quicker – around four seconds a lap. That's thanks to wider tyres, lower wings and a larger diffuser.

The hope is that the extra speed will excite fans, make the cars harder to drive and lead to an overall increase in action.

Hamilton however fears that nothing will actually change, because the cars will be heavier, require more fuel, therefore drivers will still be forced to 'lift and coast' and also save their tyres.

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"Generally we’re not pushing 100 per cent like perhaps they used to do," said the Briton. "It was a more extreme race back in the day, it was a sprint.

"For us, all starting in go-karts, that’s what it was from the get-go, from the lights out it was a sprint race to the end. Formula One’s not about that anymore. It’s about preserving your tyres, preserving the battery power, preserving the turbo, preserving all these elements which are not what people tune in to see.

"So, the governing body is continuing to push the car. Next year’s still going to be even more heavy, probably not have great grip. The car will probably be faster but it will have the same characteristics, probably, as what we have now," he added.

"I might be wrong, but most-likely. We’ll drive the same next year, just with a heavier car, and having to save fuel, save tyres, do the same things."

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