Pirelli believe that with the new 18-inch tyres, teams will eliminate the half-second they are set to lose with the 2022 cars. Major changes to the Formula 1 regulations will lead to radically redesigned challengers for the 2022 season, and along with the alterations to the cars the 13-inch tyres will also be replaced by 18-inch rubber. Pirelli completed a mammoth in-season testing programme with the teams throughout 2021, working to develop the new compounds ahead of their official introduction. Of course, that has created a huge pile of data for Pirelli and the teams to work with. And so Pirelli's Formula 1 boss, Mario Isola, having worked so closely with the teams, knows they expect to...
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