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Pirelli fear wrong tyre choices due to increased track grip

Article To news overview © Mercedes Pirelli's Mario Isola has explained that the increased grip of the Istanbul Park Circuit is leading to higher than expected wear, and that the tyre choices made for this weekend may prove to be the wrong ones. Pirelli brought along the C2, C3 and C4 compounds this weekend, a step softer than last year's choices. However, the circuit underwent water blasting treatment recently in a bid to improve tarmac grip. This treatment has had the effect of improving the grip beyond what Pirelli expected. As a result, Isola believes that the teams may seek to avoid running the Soft compound tyre this weekend. "Looking at the level of grip that we have, yes,...
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