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Ecclestone backs calls for F1 tyres overhaul
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he backs a push by drivers to overhaul the sport's tyres in a bid to bring back flat-out racing. F1's leading drivers and team representatives are due to meet with Pirelli bosses at a meeting in Milan early next month to discuss tyre plans for 2017. Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) chairman Alex Wurz has already made it clear that drivers want Pirelli to move away from the current high-degradation rubber and instead deliver products that allow them to push hard for entire races. Speaking to the BBC, Ecclestone said he backed the drivers' view "a million percent", as he urged as many senior representatives as possible to attend the...
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