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Ecclestone backs drivers' tyre calls
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Bernie Ecclestone has backed calls from F1 drivers for Pirelli to produce tyres which they can push on for a full race. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association - which includes the majority of the drivers on the F1 grid - this week announced it had unanimously agreed on requesting tyres which allow flat-out driving from 2017. The current tyres are designed to degrade in order to deliver two to three pit stops per race. Ecclestone told the BBC that "most drivers" want the tyres to change, and that he has made Pirelli aware of his feelings that he agrees the drivers should have tyres which they can push on at all times. "The bottom line is Pirelli supply...
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