Lewis Hamilton says he trusts the new speedier Formula 1 cars this year will be a “huge test”. “I don’t know if I’ll be easily fit enough, or will struggle a bit or be super-underneath and need to work harder,” the 32-year-old said.
The Mercedes driver said he had prepared hard however had no clue whether he was sufficiently fit for cars which could be four seconds a lap quicker than 2016.
F1 has presented new decides this year that have changed the look of the cars and made them significantly quicker. Cleared back front wings, lower and more extensive back wings, greater tires and a bigger floor region ought to signify no less than a 30% expansion in downforce and unfathomably speedier cornering rates and powers.
What’s more, Pirelli has been advised to deliver tires on which drivers can push hard all through an excellent prix, as opposed to nursing them by driving a moment or more off the pace to forestall them overheating.
“My engineers say it’s going to be a lot harder to overtake,” Hamilton said. “If we see overtaking is worse, it’s going to be worse for the fans, the spectacle will be worse so I’m hoping that’s not the case.
“For example, I heard tyres might not be as grippy as we’d hoped but the aero downforce is going to be huge because it’s a bigger, wider car so there’s going to be more downforce, so the car behind will be affected even more than it ever was before.
“And I’ve heard the engineers said this would potentially happen and there is an alternative route but this is the route that’s chosen.
“So we are where we are and I really hope that the engineers, who are the smartest guys, are wrong and I hope that the spectacle is greater and the most competitive that it’s ever been and if it is, then I look forward to being part of that.”
