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F1 admits it got it wrong on tyres

Most long-time followers of F1 will tell you that one its biggest problems in recent years has been the constant tinkering with the rules in a bid to produce the show the powers-that-be desired. Exciting initiatives outlawed, new rules hurriedly rushed through at just the point there was stability and, in one of the most ludicrous moves, stipulating that Pirelli's tyres should deliberately degrade at a high rate. While the Italian manufacturer insisted it could produce tyres that could last a whole race distance, the sport's powers-that-be stipulated that this isn't what they wanted, and in a bid to manipulate the racing to produce the show they desired called for tyres that would easily...
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