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Pirelli: A tyre war would be expensive for F1

Mario Isola warns against introducing another tyre supplier into the Formula 1 mix, the Pirelli chief believes such a move would trigger a ‘tyre war' which in turn would increase costs, but at the same time he insists that his company is up for a scrap should the need arise. Isola told N in an interview, 'The direction of Formula 1  is still to have one supplier. Obviously what is changing quickly but the single supplier is saving money for everybody.' 'If you introduce, again, what they call the ‘tyre war' or multiple suppliers you have to consider that in the past it was necessary to have additional test sessions or in the past the teams had a proper tyre test team and...
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