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2017 rules to deliver less of a gain following concerns
Formula 1 bosses promised a reduction in lap times of between five and six seconds in 2017 as a result of heavily revised rules, but that now looks unlikely following concerns raised by tyre supplier Pirelli. The Italian tyre manufacturer conducted a study into the effects of increasing downforce by the proposed levels and found that their current tyre technology wouldn't be able to cope with the demands placed upon them. It was originally proposed that Pirelli would deliver a three second gain by increasing the width of its tyres, whilst revised aerodynamic rules would boost downforce, delivering the remaining two to three second gain. However Pirelli found that it would need to create...
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