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Bottas bucks driver criticism of new F1 rules

Mar.5 Valtteri Bottas is breaking ranks with several of his fellow drivers by offering a largely positive assessment of Formula 1's radical new 2026 cars. While world champion Max Verstappen has famously described the new generation as 'Formula E on steroids', Bottas says he actually enjoys driving them. 'I like that the cars are smaller and lighter than before,' the Cadillac driver told Iltalehti. 'You can tell when you're driving. The car doesn't feel as big, clumsy and heavy as it used to.' The 36-year-old Finn admitted the behaviour of the cars has changed significantly. 'The difference from before is significant,' he said. 'The drivability of the engine, how it behaves, and how you...
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