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Wolff: Complaints Pirelli tyre tweaks helped Mercedes 'rubbish'

Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions Pirelli’s changes to its Formula 1 tyres for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix were made to aid Mercedes, calling the speculation “rubbish”. Pirelli reduced the tread of its tyre compounds by 0.4 mm for this weekend’s race at the resurfaced Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after a number of teams experienced blistering and overheating through pre-season testing. The change has also been made for the races at Paul Ricard and Silverstone following their resurfacing. Suggestions were made in the Barcelona paddock that the decision, which was approved by the FIA, had come following a request from Mercedes after it particularly struggled through...
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