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Ocon's view: 'Awesome looking' cars but difficult to overtake

©Instagram Force India's new recruit Esteban Ocon has no doubts that the 2017 cars will appeal to the fans but says the increase in performance could prove detrimental to racing. The Frenchman views the anticipated increase in performance, thanks to improved downforce, as something which could render overtaking very problematic. "I think from the look, it's going to be awesome," Ocon told Motorsport.com. "I think people lost a bit of interest when the cars started to be ugly in 2014, as the look makes a lot of difference to people. "And also the sound was not great. The sound will still be poor – from my side I preferred it when it was an atmospheric engine."...
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