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Spa one of the biggest challenges for Pirelli

Formula One returns from its elongated summer break at one of the most spectacular circuits it visits all season but, for tyre supplier Pirelli, Spa-Francorchamps brings its own peculiar demands.The last race before the enforced factory shutdown saw the teams visit the slowest permanent track on the calendar, at the Hungaroring, but the resumption takes them to one of the quickest of all. Pirelli is taking its hard and medium compounds – the two hardest options in its range - to the foothills of the Ardennes, as they should be perfectly suited to the high-energy demands of the circuit, with its rapid corners and fast compressions. The big compression at Eau Rouge subjects the front tyres...
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