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Pirelli avoids 'cliff' with 2016 F1 tyres
Despite suggesting that it would try to re-introduce the dreaded 'cliff' when it came to the degradation of its 2016 F1 tyres, Pirelli admitted during this week's four-day pre-season test in Barcelona that it expects wear rates to be more gradual. Data from the test, which saw all eleven teams in action and ten with 2016-spec machinery, confirmed that the Italian manufacturer had produced a preferable effect in its bid to add a little spice to the racing, with drivers expected to get more warning of degradation rather than being plunged into an adverse situation with little chance of avoidance. " There is a loss of grip, but it is not a 'cliff'," F1 racing manager Mario Isola...
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