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Pirelli to test 18-inch tyres

Pirelli has announced that it will test an 18-inch tyre concept at the Silverstone in-season test next week. The low-profile tyre – which Pirelli would like to introduce due to its relevance with its road tyres – will be tested by Lotus on Wednesday as part of its tyre test program. Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery said any potential move to 18-inch tyres is many years away but wanted to understand how the cars would look visually compared to the current 13-inch tyres.. “We've always said we will do what the sport wants, and there's been a lot of discussion what it would look like on a Formula One car,” Hembery said. “So we thought it would be worthwhile creating –...
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