Pirelli has offered a first glimpse of what its Formula 1 tyres will look like in 2017 after unveiling a showcar fitted with the wider rubber in Monaco on Saturday. As part of the planned overhaul of the sport's technical regulations next year, Pirelli will be supplying teams with much wider tyres, reminiscent of those used in the early 1990s. The tyres have not yet been tested, with the Italian firm's 2017 development programme having so far been limited to running 2016-size tyres with certain elements of next year's rubber. Pirelli however has given the first indication of how the 2017-spec tyres will look by equipping a plain-liveried showcar with them, as pictured above. They will...
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