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Modern F1 'so demotivating' - Magnussen

Sep.1 Haas is continuing to struggle with Pirelli's 2019 tyres, according to Kevin Magnussen. The underlying pace of the American team's car is good, but Haas has struggled all season to 'turn on' the 2019 tyres that feature thinner tread than last year. "The tyres feel like plastic," Magnussen, tenth on the grid at Spa, told Ekstra Bladet newspaper. "After seven laps, they still look brand new - you can still see the lines from the mould they were cast in. Our car simply doesn't use them enough. "And when you take the downforce off for a circuit like this, it's even worse." Magnussen is staying at Haas for 2020, but he admitted that continuing to keep his...
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