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Pirelli boss on new 18-inch tyres: 'Will definitely be able to push'

Next year the 18-inch tyres will return to Formula 1 after they were last used in the 1960s. Pirelli boss Mario Isola told the Ziggo Sport Formula 1 Café more about these tyres as testing has now been completed. Both slicks and intermediates have been tested and Isola is very satisfied. He reports that the feedback from the drivers was very positive which makes him happy with the new tyres himself. "When I see the targets in the order, we are close. We tested on the mules, not on the new cars, so we still need to validate the results, but I'm positive", the Italian said. Push is no problem There were questions about whether the new tyres would be good enough for the kerbs, but...
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