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Pirelli could leave F1 if no test deal

Sole supplier Pirelli has warned that it could walk away from Formula One after the current season if the sport fails to ratify tyre testing plans by close of play on Monday. Media website quoted Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery as saying there would not be enough time to prepare new, wider tyres planned for 2017 if the governing FIA's Formula One commission stalled on approving rule changes. Pirelli won a tender for the 2017-19 contract in October but that has yet to be signed off with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) due to the testing issues. 'When I land (in Europe after the Chinese Grand Prix), if I don't have an email confirming it's approved, or something else...
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