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Pirelli scraps plans for 2016 tyre change
Pirelli has scrapped its plans to introduce a new construction for its 2016 Formula 1 tyres. The sport's official supplier had hoped to take an apparently safer construction to Malaysia in a fortnight, but it would have required the unanimous consent of the teams or the intervention of the FIA on safety grounds. 'Unfortunately, there was some variation in the data provided by various teams,' said Pirelli's Mario Isola, referring to recent tests conducted in practice. 'Their experiences were quite different, so we decided to leave the current specification of tyres until the end of the year. Some teams complained of poor grip, or at least a lower level than with the usual soft compound,' he...
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