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Pirelli balance degradation with ability to push

Drivers will find that this year's Pirelli tyres will show a noted difference in performance depending on the number of laps they have covered. While last season's Pirellis degraded, but at times not by much, this year Mario Isola says the number of laps will create a noted difference in performance, which, he hopes, will increase overtaking. Pirelli, though, haven't gone to the extremes with the motorsport boss confident that the drivers will still be able to push. 'Overtaking is a different story, because [with] overtaking we know how difficult it is with the current aerodynamics and the effect when you follow another car,' Isola told RACER. 'Braking is very late, so it's also difficult...
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