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2017 F1 tyre supply crisis averted

2017 F1 tyre supply crisis averted A tyre supply crisis in formula one has been averted at the eleventh hour. As he departed Shanghai, Pirelli's F1 chief Paul Hembery warned that unless an agreement for much more tyre testing ahead of the 2017 regulations was rubber-stamped immediately, the Italian company would pull out of the sport. But Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport said the F1 Commission had averted the crisis by 'approving' rule tweaks to accommodate Pirelli's new test needs. An FIA spokesman confirmed the news. However, a tumultuous start to the political year in F1 is continuing. Red Bull's Christian Horner thinks moves to improve the engine situation will falter, after the FIA...
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