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Pirelli tweaks 2018 F1 tyres after Mercedes request
Pirelli looks set to modify the design of its 2018 tyres, following a proposal by world champions Mercedes. Auto Motor und Sport reports that Mercedes' request followed Barcelona testing, when the team suffered from extreme blistering. Pirelli boss Mario Isola confirmed: 'The new asphalt is blacker and smoother and producing even more grip. This can lead to overheating.' Mercedes told Pirelli that a solution might be to reduce the thickness of the rubber layer on critical circuits like Barcelona. Pirelli agreed. 'We would have done it anyway,' Isola insisted. So in Barcelona, Silverstone and Paul Ricard later this season – circuits that were all recently resurfaced – the rubber...
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