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Pirelli ready to supply 18-inch tyres by 2016

– Pirelli says it would be ready to supply Formula 1 teams with 18-inch tyres from the 2016 season.The Italian manufacturer trialled the new design on the second and final day of the post-British Grand Prix gathering, with Lotus third driver Charles Pic completing a total of 14 laps throughout the morning.While 2017 was earmarked as the date for a potential switch to larger wheels, Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery has explained that it would be possible for the company to make the change a year earlier."The regulations are talking about 2017 at the moment but we'd feel ready for 2016 if they wanted to bring it forward a year," Hembery explained to the gathered media...
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