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Pirelli looking into super-super soft compounds for 2016
Pirelli says it is looking into ideas to develop an additional compound for the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship season that would be used primarily on street circuits. The firm came into criticism during the Monaco Grand Prix for the softest of the four dry weather compounds still being too hard for the high downforce circuit, with many struggling to get heat into the rubber in qualifying and the races. With this in mind, Motorsport Director Paul Hembery says Pirelli is reacting to the feedback by looking into whether it can introduce a 'super-super' soft tyre for use on street-type circuits, namely Canada, Monaco and Singapore. “We're still hoping to develop some ideas where we can...
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