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Pirelli concede ‘some question marks' remain
Despite testing the 2017 tyres with modified cars, Pirelli's F1 racing manager Mario Isola concedes there are still 'some question marks' about how the tyres will perform. This season Formula 1 is embracing a host of new regulations that are aimed at making the cars up to five seconds per lap faster. The rules include changes to the cars' aerodynamics and also the tyres, which will be wider. Pirelli engaged in an extensive test programme with Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull in which all three teams ran modified cars intended to replicate this year's new downforce levels. However, Isola concedes the ‘mule cars' did not reach those levels which has left Pirelli with some questions....
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