Lewis Hamilton gave his ringing endorsement to the changes made to the Circuit de Catalunya's final sector which have made the track "much more fun" according to the Briton. In a bid to improve overtaking down the circuit's main straight, the track was stripped of its final chicane complex. Drivers now exit Turn 12 and rush through two right-hand high-speed corners before charging down the straight which should increase the slipstream effect between cars and boost overtaking opportunities on race day. "It is awesome and very fast," Hamilton said after Friday's practice. "I definitely prefer it to the small chicane we had in the past. It is much more fun."...
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