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Tyres will provide some 'shocks' in Australia - Fry

Ferrari technical director Pat Fry says the F1 paddock will have to brace itself for a few shocks from the tyres when it arrives in Melbourne next week for the first practice sessions of the season. Pirelli has engineered this year's tyres to degrade more quickly with the intention of keeping racing interesting this season by inducing pit stops. However, the tyres have been designed to work in hot temperatures and at the pre-season tests in Spain they suffered from severe graining due to the cool conditions. Fry said teams' understanding of the new tyres has been limited as a result and he thinks that could make for some unpredictable racing in Australia. "I think the race pace is...
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