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F1 teams disagree over ‘super super-soft’ tyre test

The F1 teams cannot agree over where to test Pirelli's new ‘super super-soft' tyre for 2016. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, following recent reports that the Italian tyre supplier is set to introduce a special fifth tyre compound next year just for street circuits. 'The soft tyres that we use for street tracks need some attention — Monaco, Canada, Singapore need really soft compounds, softer than the super-soft that we use today,' Pirelli's Paul Hembery revealed recently. Pirelli is demanding that the tyre be tested as soon as possible, but so far there has been no agreement on when and where that will be. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said proposals for...
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