Silverstone completely different with new cars - Hamilton
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton says Silverstone will be "a completely different circuit" with this year's new cars.
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""So it's a completely different track. Maybe we will still get to enjoy it where you're not power-limited, but the best parts of the track are Copse and Becketts and Stowe and in those parts the power is just dropping.""
— Lewis Hamilton , Athlete
""With no deployment at all, we cannot forget that this year we have significantly less power than last year and less power than F2. That is the case when you cut the deployment. So, yeah, (a) challenge.""
— Fernando Alonso , Athlete
""On the flip side, the racing could be quite interesting. And on those energy-starved tracks so far, Melbourne, especially with racing, was quite exciting.""
— George Russell , Athlete
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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton says Silverstone will be "a completely different circuit" with this year's new cars.
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