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Pirelli reduces tyre pressures for Italian GP

Pirelli has reduced the minimum pressures on tyres ahead of qualifying day for the Italian Grand Prix, following analysis of data after Friday free practice. As a result of the higher forces being put through the tyres with 2016's cars, Pirelli had raised the pressures for this year's event by 2 psi compared to last season The original pressures given to teams were 23.5 psi front and 21.5 psi rear, which are similar to those that were laid down for last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Explaining the reasons for the increase over last 2015, Pirelli's F1 racing manager Mario Isola said: "It is mainly because of simulation that we found 100kg more [force] on each front tyre, and the...
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