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Pirelli wants F1 changes for 2017

Paul Hembery has urged F1 to make changes before Pirelli commits to a new contract. The Italian tyre supplier's F1 chief told the Guardian newspaper that he fully supports efforts by Bernie Ecclestone to spice up the ‘show'. Hembery admitted one good change has been the ban on driver helmet livery changes. 'The driver has to become an international superstar, like David Beckham,' said the Briton. 'But we've got drivers who don't understand why it's crap to change a helmet every race, and moan and bitch about it.' Now, ahead of the next official tender process to be the sport's official tyre supplier, Hembery said Pirelli wants even more changes. In Malaysia, Ecclestone talked about...
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