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F1 Commission approves tyre test plans

The Formula One Commission has agreed to Pirelli's demands over additional tyre testing. The Italian manufacturer had set a 15:00 (BST) deadline today (Monday), by which time if the F1 Commission hadn't ratified its demands for testing aimed at the new rules to be introduced in 2017, it would walk away from the sport at the end of the year. With the new rules aimed at creating higher cornering speeds and heavier loads, Pirelli had demanded a significant test programme with cars modified to simulate the new rules and leading drivers. Already the whipping boy for most of what goes wrong - witness, the immediate aftermath of the incident involving Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen on Friday -...
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