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Spa one of the biggest challenges for Pirelli tyres

August 20th, 2013 (F1plus/ R Baillie).- Pirelli’s Paul Hembery has commented that Spa is one of the biggest challenges on the calendar for the Pirelli rubber. He praised Spa Francorchamps, a real fan and driver favourite which has been on the calendar since 1950, calling the circuit “epic”. Epic as it may be, the circuit poses a real challenge for the Italian tyre manufacturer, “Spa is not only an epic circuit, but also one of the biggest challenges for our tyres all year.” Hembrey said. “Mostly this is because of the very high-energy loads that go all the way through the tyres, both vertically – due to the big compressions such as Eau Rouge – and also laterally at fast...
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