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F1 teams back Bahrain testing with letter to FIA
Several F1 teams have signed a letter to the FIA in support of moving next year's pre-season testing from Barcelona to Bahrain to avoid what Mercedes technical boss Paddy Lowe says could be a repeat of the 2005 US GP tyre fiasco. Pirelli has indicated that it wants to test its new, wider tyres in a hotter climate on definitive 2017 cars, which will feature much higher levels of downforce than the mule cars currently doing the prototype testing. Pirelli believes that, despite the higher loadings seen at Barcelona, it has to run its new tyres in hot conditions in order to fully explore the limits. The teams had booked Barcelona for the two four-day tests, but Mercedes has been pushing for a...
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