Lewis Hamilton declared his new Mercedes “pretty awesome” after lapping a blustery Silverstone circuit in the car he hopes will secure him a fourth Formula One world championship. “It felt incredible,” added the Briton, who finished runner-up last season behind now-retired team mate Nico Rosberg despite winning more of the 21 races.
“It was the first time seeing the car come together. It’s the most detailed piece of machinery I’ve seen so far in Formula One. “The car feels wider, which it is obviously. The front tyres obviously feel huge,” added the 32-year-old, who won 10 races in 2016 and starts the season with a new team mate in Finland’s Valtteri Bottas. Formula One has undergone big rule changes over the winter, with wider front and rear tyres and different aerodynamics designed to make cars faster, more aggressive and harder to handle.
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