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Perez: Tyre degradation is extreme
Sergio Perez has raised concerns about the new Pirelli rubber after witnessing "extreme" degradation at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday.
Putting in the laps at the Spanish track on Day Two of the second test, Perez posted the fastest time, a 1:21.848.
However, the 23-year-old was not able to match his P1 time on his next lap due to the severe drop-off in tyre performance.
"It's extreme. It's very, very difficult the degradation - it's a big surprise," Perez said.
"Normally we see in winter testing a lot of degradation, but never this much.
"We are going to have sometimes cold races like here, so it's a bit of a worry, but we are still learning about the...
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