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Pirelli not against an expanded 20+ race calendar

Pirelli would be open to a Formula 1 calendar with more than 20 races according to Paul Hembery, but he warns the venues must be sustainable. With news that Mexico will join the 2015 calendar, then Azerbaijan in 2016 and quite possibly the on/off New Jersey race, the calendar is set to surpass the 20 race limit. Whilst the teams have some concerns, Hembery says these can be overcome and with the benefit of additional exposure, additional races would be welcomed by Pirelli. "It's [the problem] purely logistics," he said. "At the end of the day the more races you have the more value you create – ultimately – because you get more visibility. So we're not against...
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