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Button supports extra tyres for third drivers

Jenson Button has come out in support of Pirelli's proposal to give an additional set of tyres to any team which runs a rookie driver during the first free practice session. The tyre supplier has put the idea forward - which will be voted on during the Bahrain GP weekend - to supply one additional set for use only during FP1 and only by a rookie driver, to encourage teams to run young drivers to allow them to gain experience and provide fans at the circuit with more action. The McLaren driver believes it's a good idea, although he doesn't expect the top teams to take advantage. "I don’t think you’ll see many of the big teams having a third driver drive the car on...
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