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Pirelli cancels wider 2014 tyres
Despite ongoing uncertainty about who will be the tyre supplier for Formula One in 2014, Pirelli have confirmed that its plans to have wider rear tyres are now scrapped as teams opposed to the suggestion.
The Italian tyre manufacturer has confirmed by means of its motor sport boss that the size of its tyres will not be changing into the 2014 season. Pirelli suggested to increase the width of the rear tyres to cope with the additional torque of the 2014 turbo engines, but following a consultation round with teams this has now been cancelled. Paul Hembery told Auto Motor und Sport that data supplied by one engine supplier in particular - widely believed to be Mercedes - was alarming. This...
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