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Pirelli alters its tyres following Mercedes request
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli decided to alter its tyres for some race tracks following Mercedes blistering issues during the pre-season testing in Barcelona. Rival teams do not understand the Italian manufacturer's decision. Pirelli’s 2018 tyres suffered blistering on some cars during winter testing in Barcelona. Of the compounds, mainly the soft was affected and of the teams, it was the world champion team Mercedes which seemed to suffer the most from the problem. Pirelli was not concerned over the issue because it thought the newly resurfaced Barcelona track was the cause of the blistering and it won’t reappear at other venues. “It is black and stores the heat. Since the bumps...
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