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New ultra soft tyres only for street circuits

Pirelli's ultra soft compound is likely to only make its debut at the Monaco GP next year as the new rubber will only be used on street circuits. The Italian manufacturer confirmed last month that it plans to increase its dry tyre range to five with the purple-branded ultra softs added to the hard, soft, medium and supersoft options. The new tyre will be tested for the first time after this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but it will only be used on street circuits in 2016, according to Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery. The supersoft compounds were only used in Monaco, Canada, Austria, Singapore, Russia and Abu Dhabi this year and the new purple-marked rubber is likely to get its...
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