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True F1 car performance won't be seen until China - Pirelli
The true speed of this year's Formula 1 cars will not be seen until the Bahrain or Chinese Grands Prix, according to Pirelli tyre chief Paul Hembery. This season will feature more aggressive-looking cars with wider front and rear wings as part of revised aerodynamic regulations, and the cars will be fitted with wider tyres. Hembery reckons some teams will try to hide their true performance and sandbag during pre-season testing. "We really won't know in Barcelona testing where the teams are as that's a period where they won't want to show their hand," said Hembery at Autosport International. "There will be a lot of people trying to hide their true performance level or maybe...
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