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Pirelli's Isola: No going back on 18-inch tyres for 2021

Mario Isola, Pirelli's head of car racing, says the sport's move to 18-inch tyres from 2021 is set in stone, with no backpedaling possible on the part of the teams. Tyres have often been the target of the teams and drivers' grievances in the past few seasons, whether the criticism focused on durability or grip, or sometimes both. Pirelli made several specification changes in the past to comply with Formula 1's requirements or its mandate to help improve the show on the track. Pirelli rules out holding further tyre tests at GPs But when changes are met with disappointment, teams have the clout to turn around decisions, as was the case with Pirelli's 2020-spec tyres that were trialed and...
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