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Pirelli reluctant to use back-up tyres for 2017 - Isola
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Following the introduction of its brand new set of wider tyres for this year’s season, Pirelli announced it had also created back-up compounds more similar to 2016’s tyre regulation. The Italian manufacturer, officially launching its 2017 season this week in Turin, has confirmed the existence of « more traditional » rubber in case the new compounds fail to reach the level of performance they are expected to deliver on track. " We decided to start the season with compounds that are completely new. A new philosophy which was in line with what’s required, less degradation », Pirelli’s F1 motor racing manager Mario Isola told Motorsport.com. “We...
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