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18-inch tyres for 2020?

F1 is seeking to introduce 18-inch tyres as part of the sport's major rules overhaul in 2021, but they could be introduced as early as 2020. With Pirelli's current contract to exclusively provide the sport's tyres running out at the end of next season, the Italian manufacturer has made no secret of its desire to see F1 move from its current 13-inch tyres to 18-inch. Insisting that 18-inch tyres have more road relevance than the current 13-inch version, Pirelli has demonstrated the bigger tyres - which are currently used in WEC and Formula E - on a couple of occasions, most notably when driver turned commentator Martin Brundle took to the streets of Monaco in 2015 with a race-ready 18-inch...
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