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Who gained/lost from the tire changes of 2013?

After the British Grand Prix, sole tire supplier Pirelli changed the construction of the tires in order to avoid future delaminating issues. The new construction was similar to 2012’s Kevlar designed belt but incorporated 2013’s tread—a hybrid of sorts. The Kevlar-belted tires ran 10-degrees centigrade lower than the initial 2013 steel-belted tires. Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix was a success with no delaminating tires and a healthy delta between the Prime and Option tire performance but five races on from the change, what can we deduce from the overall impact on the sport with this tire construction change? Has the issue been a success? According to Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, it...
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