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Vandoorne excited, not scared by faster 2017 F1 cars

Stoffel Vandoorne says he is excited rather than scared about the prospect of Formula 1 cars being dramatically more difficult to drive next year, as suggested by Sebastien Buemi. Former Toro Rosso driver Buemi, who joined Red Bull's recent Pirelli 2017 tyre testing, has been hugely impressed by the impact of the extra downforce that is coming. He went as far as suggesting that F1's younger drivers may end up being 'scared' by what they experience. “I think Formula 1 will go back to being the top of being very hard to drive,” he told Motorsport.com. “As a new driver you’ll be even scared to jump into the car – that’s good.” For Vandoorne, who will race alongside Fernando...
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