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Pirelli confirm unchanged tyre size for 2014
Plans to widen the rear tyres for next season have been scrapped according to Pirelli, which, along with Mercedes, proposed the idea because of the increased torque demands as a result of the turbo-charged engines. Information provided to Pirelli by the Anglo-German engine manufacturer raised concerns that the rear tyres might not be able to cope under the increased stresses. Mercedes - which reportedly has an engine advantage in the region of 80bhp over its rivals in the V6 development race - suggested they widen the rear-tyres to increase the contact patch. The idea was floated with the other teams, but McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh ruled out the idea based on the wide-scale...
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