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Pirelli: New Sepang surface 'big unknown'
– Pirelli's Motorsport Director, Paul Hembery, is viewing the new track surface at the Sepang International Circuit as a "big unknown" ahead of this year's Malaysian Grand Prix.For the 2016 event, shifted to the tail-end of the season, the track has been resurfaced, which should reduce bumps, along with extensive drainage, kerb and run-off upgrades.Pirelli will bring its Soft, Medium and Hard tyre compounds to the track, with two sets of Hards allocated for the race, and Hembery is curious to see how the weekend pans out."In terms of extreme conditions that provide a real test for the tyres, Malaysia is right up there with anything else we see all year," said...
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