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Hembery dismisses talk of 'free' tyre choice

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery claims teams being allowed to choose their own compounds would compromise safety. As Michelin admits it is open to a return to the sport, albeit insisting that 'tyres must be a technical object rather than a tool for a spectacular show', force India boss Vijay Mallya has suggested that teams should be free to choose what compounds they take to races rather than accepting the two nominated by Pirelli. Not a good idea, suggests Pirelli Motorsport boss, Paul Hembery. 'If we weren’t supplying the tyres I would say yes,' he told the official F1 website. 'But we make our tyre choices based on a lot of data - looking at the individual circuits and their surfaces -...
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