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Pirelli: F1 "3 seconds faster" with 18-inch wheels
Formula One's tyre manufacturer Pirelli thinks that the new eighteen-inch wheels the sport will have could improve lap times by as much as three seconds compared to the current thirteen-inch wheels. The new wheels will look to be making their debut in 2021. Pirelli are excited about the prospect, as the new wheels will look more like the tyres they sell for street cars, which will have a great impact for the Italians. The GP2 were very close to having the same size of wheels back in 2016, but the racing class pulled out in the final stages of the deal. Mario Isola, racing director at Pirelli, thinks that the GP2 would've gotten much quicker if the deal would've happened. "I'd say...
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