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Pirelli tyre changes for Canada hit FIA stumbling block
20 May, 2013 Pirelli's highly publicised planned changes to its controversial tyres for Canada and beyond are now under threat.
Media reports, including by Marco Canseco in the Spanish sports daily Marca, say the FIA has hit back by insisting that mid-season changes are only allowed on the grounds of safety.
But Pirelli's Paul Hembery had announced last week that the planned changes, for Montreal and beyond, are because 'the number of pitstops was too high' so far in 2013.
The FIA's opposite view is enshrined in the technical regulations.
At the very same time, Hembery hit out at teams like Red Bull and Mercedes, who have 'used the media' to pile the pressure on Pirelli.
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