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Pirelli to be told to make faster tyre
Pirelli will be told to produce a tyre drivers can push to the limit in 2017 as Formula 1 bosses seek to make the sport more exciting. The current tyres prevent drivers from racing flat out because they degrade quickly and need to be nursed. Cars will be as much as five seconds a lap faster in 2017. Pirelli has already indicated its willingness to produce a racier tyre next year but says it needs more track testing to fulfil its work. It has been allocated 12 days for this purpose in 2016. The BBC has learned that the FIA, which governs F1, has discussed the issue of tyres with Pirelli. Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera told teams and drivers at a meeting earlier this month, where...
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