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FIA impose new F1 tyre pressure checks

Amid revelations of cunning systems being used by top F1 teams to meddle with tyre pressures, the FIA has changed the system of checking pressures before practice and qualifying qualifying sessions as well as the race. Pirelli have cited safety reasons for running high tyre pressures this year, triggering innovative ways to run lower than demanded pressures. The system use by Mercedes was revealed earlier this week – report here>>> In the past the FIA monitored pressures when the tyres were already mounted on the respective cars, but from the Austrian Grand Prix onwards tyres will be checked before they are fitted. This, the FIA believes, will prevent teams employing tricks...
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