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Hembery calls for more pragmatism
Paul Hembery, Director of Motorsport at Pirelli, is not convinced by the notion that making cars faster in 2017 will have a significant impact on the popularity of the sport. The FIA has consistently expressed its concerns about the waning appeal of Formula 1 and efforts are being made to make the sport more exciting and dramatic. Among the ideas that had previously been bandied about were the possible widening of the track, the fitting of wider tyres, changing the size of the front and rear wings and the production of more aerodynamic downforce from wider bodywork. There is still no clarity on what the targeted speed increase is though, as research is still being conducted on the matter,...
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