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Pirelli opposes 2021 plan to limit tyre usage in free practice
Formula 1 has tabled a 2021 plan that would forbid drivers from using a specific compound in free practice in a bid to generate unpredictability on race day, but Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola is opposed to the idea. The scheme would allow drivers to use two of Pirelli's three compounds in practice sessions, with the manfacturer's third specific tyre being off limits, therefore depriving teams of data. Drivers using the previously restricted rubber in the race would therefore venture into the unknown, and potentially spicing up proceedings as a result. However, Pirelli's Isola argues that its 18-inch tyres set to be introduced in 2021 will represent too much of an unknown - especially for...
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