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Maldonado: Restrictions hampered us

Pastor Maldonado reckons the restrictions imposed on race drivers at this week's Silverstone test have made it impossible to truly judge the impact of the new tyres. The Williams driver reckons that once the FIA and Pirelli clarified that race drivers would not be allowed to run with new parts or tweak set-up during tyre runs, it became clear that this week's test would not deliver a clear picture about what to expect in Hungary. "We could change nothing," the Williams driver told Autosport about the restrictions imposed. "No starts; no set-ups, no pressures. Nothing. "It was quite limited by Pirelli and the FIA, so we just tested the different compounds of tyres they...
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