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Pirelli goes even more conservative with its tyre choices

Formula One’s sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli opted for rather conservative tyre selections for the last three of the four July events, using its hard compound during the British Grand Prix for the first time this season. Pirelli extended its tyre range for the 2018 Formula One World Championship from the previous five to seven compounds, introducing a new softest compound named hypersoft and a new hardest compound baptized superhard. It also announced that its superhard compound would only serve as a back-up tyre if the newest generation of cars produces unexpectedly high loads. Most of the races have been completed with one-stop strategy so far this season after tyres showed a high...
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