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Pirelli not concerned by very high tyre wear

Pirelli has rejected claims the soft tyre wasn't the right choice for the Chinese Grand Prix following complaints during second practice. Lewis Hamilton complained over the radio that the degradation was the worst he'd ever encountered. "The life of the [soft] tyre, it's the worst I've ever experienced with bits flying off all over the place," he said after the session. "The soft is hardcore. It doesn't feel like the right tyre for this circuit. I did a couple of laps and the tyres just disintegrated." His former team-mate Jenson Button who is considered to be tyre friendly, agreed: "The option tyre just transforms the car completely; on one lap there is just so...
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