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Pirelli announces its tyre allocation for the first races

F1’s sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli announced which three compounds it will bring to the first two venues of the 2017 campaign. The Milan-based Italian company also revealed its plans about ‘back-up’ tyres. The company was charged with an enormous task for 2017. It had to develop significantly wider tyres to enhance mechanical grip. Next year’s tyres will be around 25 per cent wider which means the width of the front tyres will increase by 60 mm while the width of the rears will grow by 80 mm. Pirelli has also modified the structure and the compounds of the tyres. However, the sporting regulation regarding the tyres will remain the same for 2017. Five different compounds will form...
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