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Pirelli estimate how much slower new 18-inch tyres will be

Article To news overview © Pirelli Pirelli's Mario Isola has spoken about the expected change to lap times in 2022, as Formula 1 moves over to 18-inch wheels and tyres next season. With nine of the 10 teams carrying out testing of the new 18-inch tyres using modified mule cars at the Yas Marina Circuit following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, they didn't set the outright fastest times of the two days testing. This was because the teams also ran a Young Driver Test, with junior drivers running the 2021 cars on the outgoing 13-inch tyres. Initial results from testing But the mixing of the times between the 13-inch and 18-inch tyres was closer than expected, and Isola explained after the two-day...
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