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Pirelli bring special 'winter' tyre to Jerez

– Pirelli has developed a slick winter tyre for use throughout the opening pre-season test at Jerez. The Italian manufacturer, which recently extended its Formula 1 contract for another three years, will supply teams with the compound – based on this year's Hard tyre – in a bid to counteract poor weather conditions. "Last year, the teams lost some pre-season running due to excessively cold conditions in Spain: we even saw some ice on the track at one point," said Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery ahead of the test. "In order to combat this, we have developed a special 'winter' version of the Hard compound tyre. This will be used for the Jerez test only and...
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