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Formula 1 drivers feeling the pain but loving it

Battered and bruised, Lewis Hamilton loves the punishment he is receiving from his more physically demanding Mercedes this season. Because if some extra soreness is the price for increased speed, then Hamilton and Formula 1's other drivers say they are more than happy to pay it. 'I'm finding the car is much more physical to drive than in the past,' Hamilton said during last week's first preseason test near Barcelona. Drivers will have a second round of getting used to their new generation F1 cars on the same track from Tuesday to Friday. 'I think the cars look fantastic, the tires look fantastic, the wider wheels, the wider body and the wider chassis,' Hamilton said. 'Hopefully it is...
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