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Pirelli prepares for opening tests
Pirelli will take more than 3500 tyres to Barcelona for the first eight days of testing with the latest-generation F1 cars. Last year, from August to November, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari carried out a series of tests with mule cars - 2015 chassis that had been modified to simulate the increased downforce levels of the 2017 technical regulations. The other teams had full access to the data generated by the mule car tests, but for them the tests in Spain will be their very first taste of the new wider 2017 tyres. At the front, the tyres grow from 245mm to 305mm in width: at the back, they grow from 325mm to 405mm. The diameter of the wheel rims remains unchanged at 13 inches. The...
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