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Hembery pleased with 18 inch tyre test
Pirelli Media
Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says he is pleased with the results of the company's demonstration of 18 inch concept tyres.
Formula 1 races on 13 inch rims but Pirelli undertook an evaluation on 18 inch rims with Lotus on day two of the third in-season test at Silverstone.
Hembery said that Formula 1 is discussing switching to 18 inch tyres for 2017.
"We said the priority today was to show people what a current Formula 1 car would look like with changes in the rim and that was shown today, you now have images, we’ll supply people in the strategy group and Formula 1 commission with images and they can make a decision," he told journalists including...
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