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Why are young drivers disillusioned about the F1 dream?

Drivers and managers are in danger of giving up the Formula 1 dream, former grand prix star Stefan Johansson has warned. The Swede raced in the eighties for Ferrari and McLaren, but today he is involved in the management of his impressive countryman Felix Rosenqvist. The 24-year-old is the new European F3 champion, and this year he became the first driver in history to win the prestigious Macau grand prix back-to-back. Rosenqvist tested a GP2 car in Abu Dhabi recently, but the veteran Johansson revealed on his blog that he is not impressed with the F1 feeder series. The biggest problem, he said, is that – just like in F1 – the Pirelli tyres degrade too quickly, 'So all these...
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