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Sainz: It's not our job to be extremely skinny

Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz fears he and some other Formula One drivers have had to lose so much weight before the season starts, to compensate for heavier cars, that they risk compromising their health. 'How do you tell a driver to perform at his highest level while taking into account that he needs to lose three or four kilos?,' the 21-year-old Spaniard told Reuters at the first test of the year. 'It's one thing against the other. You turn up to a test wanting to be as strong as possible but you cannot be as strong as possible because of weight (loss),' added the driver who did a massive total of 161 laps on Wednesday. Drivers from three of the 11 teams told Reuters they needed to lose...
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