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Pirelli predict increase in speeds and degradation

Pirelli are predicting higher levels of degradation at this week's Barcelona test as lap times tumble. Entering the second and final week of testing, many are expecting the lap times to drop around the Circuit de Catalunya as the team turn their attention to performance. And with the increased speeds should come an increase in degradation. 'If they improve the lap time by two or three seconds, we have to reassess the numbers in terms of degradation,' Pirelli's racing manager Mario Isola told Motorsport.com. 'I heard some comments that they are too consistent and, maybe okay, with the numbers we have now [from the first test], it is true. But wait until [this] week and then see what...
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