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Pirelli may ask for extra tests

Pirelli may request additional testing ahead of 2016 if teams want next season's tyres to be more aggressive, its motorsport boss Paul Hembery has said. Last week's two-day test in Austria represented the final one of the year with the in-season schedule having been cut from eight to four days for 2015 to save costs. The reduction means that no more testing outside of grand prix weekends is therefore scheduled between now and the start of pre-season running next year. After coming under heavy criticism for their tyres in 2013, which culminated in the sight of ‘exploding' rubber at that year's British GP, Pirelli campaigned for more testing during the season so they could hone their...
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