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Gasly surprised by “quite fun battle” with Hamilton in F1 testing

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F1’s new technical era gets underway this weekend in Bahrain following an overhaul of the regulations which was designed to reduce dirty air and make it easier for cars to follow each other.

Drivers have given largely positive feedback so far about the changes, believing they have made it easier to follow after taking some opportunities in testing to run close to other cars.

On the final day of testing in Bahrain, AlphaTauri driver Gasly spent a number of laps scrapping with seven-time world champion Hamilton, giving both a chance to see what it was like running close to another car.

Gasly admitted he did not expect to have been able to fight Hamilton like that, but took heart from the scrap that the changes have been for the better.

“I was quite surprised to be fighting with Lewis for a couple of laps, it was entertaining,” Gasly said.

“It was interesting also the follow and just to get some data and feeling following other cars. I think it’s clearly better than last year, which…

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