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Pirelli threatens to quit over lack of testing

GREATER NOIDA, India, October 26th, 2013 (F1Plus / AFP) - Pirelli has warned it may be forced to quit Formula One if it is not given enough time to test its tyres before new engines are introduced next season, reports said. Paul Hembery, motorsport director of Formula One's official supplier, said Pirelli wouldn't be able to provide tyres if there were no tests before the end of this year. The Italian manufacturer wants to try out the tyres before cars roll out with their new turbo motors, ordered in a shake-up of engine specifications, in official testing late January in Spain. "It (testing) must be able to run before the end of the year otherwise...
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