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McLaren turned down Pirelli 2017 tyre test Boullier

Eric Boullier says McLaren declined the offer of taking part in the Pirelli tyre tests for the 2017 compounds in order to focus its development resources on next year's challenger. Pirelli has begun testing with next year's wider and fatter tyres this week with a two-day test with Ferrari at Fiorano before switching to Red Bull for a further two days at Mugello. Both teams used its respective 2015 cars with some modifications to simulate the propose 2017 regulations, as Sebastian Vettel and Esteban Gutierrez took part for Ferrari and reserve driver Sebastien Buemi on duty for Red Bull. McLaren's racing director Boullier says the team opted to not put its services forward to help with...
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