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Revised tyres to be tested but not raced in Canada

Formula One racing’s official tyre suppliers Pirelli have announced that they will be providing revised specification tyres in Friday's free practice sessions only in Canada, not for the whole Grand Prix weekend as had been expected. Updated tyres are instead set to make their race debut in next month’s British Grand Prix.Pirelli had originally intended to alter their 2013 tyres in order to reduce wear and cut the number of pit stops in races. However, changes will now be aimed primarily at preventing the instances seen in recent races of the tyre tread detaching itself from the tyre structure. Performance and wear characteristics will not be altered significantly.“In...
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