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Barcelona Day 4: Wet, wet, wet
Despite sunny clear skies over Circuit de Catalunya, the track surface has been sprayed and drenched with water to simulate wet conditions for the fourth day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona. Pirelli racing manager director Mario Isola explained, 'The plan is confirmed. We wet the circuit initially overnight, to keep it damp, and again in the morning. There is no sprinkler system, so we are using eight water tanks together with the circuit.' 'We want to go through all the conditions, from extreme wet to intermediate to dry in the afternoon. This is useful to the teams to assess the crossover [between tyres] – it's important for them to define that crossover.' 'The tyres are...
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