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F1 Commission approves Pirelli's in-season tyre test plan
The F1 Commission and Strategy Group have approved plans submitted by tyre supplier Pirelli to allow it to conduct extensive in-season testing this year in preparation for 2017's major rules shake-up. The Italian company had threatened to quit the sport if its plans weren't approved, believing the current testing allowance wouldn't allow it to design and manufacture tyres suitable for the increased downforce planned for next season. 'We cannot do our job without this [test schedule],' commented Pirelli's Paul Hembery, who suggested they would pull out of the sport at the end of the current year if their proposal for 25-days of in-season testing weren't given the...
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