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Teams say tyre blanket ban could be 'good for the sport'

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, confirmed on Thursday that tyre blankets are set to be dropped from 2021 as well as switching from the current 13-inch wheels to 18-inches, a move that came as a surprise to team bosses. 'I wasn’t aware of that. That’s new,' said Renault's Bob Bell, a comment that was echoed by Force India's Andrew Green, Williams' Paddy Lowe and Red Bull's Pierre Waché during the customary Friday press conference in Germany. However all agreed that the ban on tyre blankets could prove beneficial for the sport, as it will mean the tyre supplier will need to develop a tyre capable of a quicker warm-up, as well as operating in a...
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