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Pirelli says ultrasoft can run whole race in Monaco

Pirelli says that its ultrasoft F1 tyre is capable of going the full race distance in Monaco, opening the possibility for teams to do only the minimum required running on the supersoft. The tyre company's F1 boss Mario Isola acknowledged that anyone starting outside the top 10 on supersofts could offload them as early as the first lap – a logical move if there is an early safety car – and run the remaining 77 laps on the ultras. Equally, those starting on ultras could potentially run as long into the race as they want to before changing, while holding out for a safety car. "We had zero degradation, more or less," said Isola. "In the second session race simulations were...
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