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F1: Pirelli reveals fresh tyre fears

With a strict limit on how many laps each tyre set can complete this weekend, Pirelli admits concern at cuts to tyres by gravel in the opening sessions. Due to the initial greenness of the track, strong winds and the desire to push ever harder, a number of drivers ran wide over the course of the two sessions and in the process dragged gravel back on to the track. Subsequent checks to the tyres revealed a number of worrying cuts. 'We had several cuts on the treads, all the corners are affected,' admitted the Italian manufacturer's chief engineer, Simone Berra, referring to the corners on the cars. 'This is mainly due to the gravel traps we have here,' he explained. 'The circuit added three...
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