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Spanish Tyre Tread Depth Change aimed at Preventing Overheating – Pirelli

Pirelli Motorsport will bring compounds of tyre with a reduced tread depth to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend, the first of three venues where they will do this, to try and counter the risk of the tyres overheating. Mario Isola, Pirelli’s Head of Car Racing, says drivers will not notice any kind of performance or stint length difference with the change, which has been made due to the new asphalt that has been laid down this season. Although teams have run at the circuit during pre-season testing, temperatures are set to be considerably hotter this weekend, which is why Pirelli has gone this way with the tyre tread depth, something that will be repeated at the Circuit Paul...
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