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Teams may be caught out by new F1 tyre characteristics
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Williams technical director Pat Symonds believes new characteristics of the Pirelli tyres could catch a few teams out at the start of 2016. Pirelli carried out work on its tyre compounds during a 12-hour day in Abu Dhabi following the final race of 2015, with all teams participating at the Yas Marina Circuit. Symonds says changes to the tyres were made after that test but not early enough for teams to be aware of before they had to make their compound selections for the opening flyaway of the season. “The tyres are significantly different themselves this year,” Symonds said at the Autosport International Show. “At the end of the season we did a short tyre test...
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