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No firm grasp on tyres until midseason, says Pirelli's Isola
Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola believes it will take teams until the midseason to fully understand the company's 2018 tyres. Formula 1's exclusive tyre supplier has expanded its range of compounds this season, increasing its selection from five to seven tyres as it added the Superhard rubber at one end of the spectrum and the Hypersoft at the other. Overall, Pirelli has gone one step softer in a bid to boost performance while increasing strategy options, with teams likely to move away from one-stop races. The early part of the season could be marked by a few surprising scenarios however as everyone deals with the new rubber, which Isola believes won't be fully understood until the season...
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