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Hamilton unimpressed with 'too hard' 2019 Pirelli rubber

Lewis Hamilton says he doesn't have "a lot of good things" to say about Pirelli's 2019 tyres, judging the compounds as too hard and the selection itself as confusing. In a bid to prevent blistering and overheating, Pirelli has manufactures all its tyres according to the thinner-gauge tread specification that was used last year at selected races. But Hamilton's first impression was that the rubber was a bit too hard, a point he sarcastically illustrated by posting a video on social media of his dog Roscoe struggling to bite into a Pirelli tyre! Pirelli denies shortage of tyres in pre-season testing "That is why I said he concurs with me, they are a little bit hard,"...
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