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Thinner Pirelli tread for tracks with new asphalt
Pirelli F1 chief Mario Isola has confirmed that Formula 1's exclusive tyre supplier will be tweaking their tyres for the Spanish, French and British Grand Prix races as all three venues have newly laid track surfaces. Pirelli engineers are requesting that the FIA allow that the tread be four millimetres thinner than normal. This will amount to about one-kilo weight reduction per set. Isola explained, 'We made a request to the FIA to have a slightly different tread thickness for three races. That's Barcelona, Silverstone and Paul Ricard.' 'The reason for this request is that, in general, the new tarmac has a lot of grip, low wear, and low degradation. With a lot of grip, the lap time is...
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