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Pirelli 'ultrasoft' will only be used on street circuits
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says the new "ultrasoft" compound will only be used on street circuits during the 2016 season. The Italian manufacturer plans to expand its tyre range for next year in order to have greater flexibility when choosing compounds for the grands prix. The ultrasoft will join the supersoft, soft, medium and hard compounds. Pirelli's supersoft tyres have been used in just six races this year: Monaco, Canada, Austria, Singapore, Russia and Abu Dhabi. Hembery says the ultrasoft may have even more limited use. "It's only for the street circuits because as we saw in Monaco and in Singapore the wear levels are very low at the moment," said Hembery....
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