Mario Isola has defended Pirelli by denying that the official F1 tyre supplier favours Mercedes. The Italian company's F1 boss said every team was happy with the proposed tyres for 2019 until Mercedes began to totally dominate. 'Every team receives the same products and service,' Isola told the Dutch publication Formule 1. Led by Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko, some of Mercedes' rivals have suggested the thinner-treaded tyres that have proved difficult to understand favour the German team. 'We tested these tyres in Abu Dhabi last year,' Isola insisted. 'Everyone was satisfied and we also received no complaints after the winter tests. Even at the first race everything was fine. 'But after a few...
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