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Paul Hembrey on Pirelli in F1

It was the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix that changed the direction of Formula One for the next few seasons. Bridgestone tyres were durable, leading to many one stop races that weren’t hugely exciting. But on that Sunday in Canada, Lewis Hamilton won a race that featured several tyre stops. The first fifteen or so laps were breathless. The powers that be in Formula One decided that races like Canada 2010 were what they wanted. Bridgestone departed the sport at the end of 2010 and Pirelli entered at the start of 2011. What followed was two exciting seasons of a sport that was suddenly intent on working out how to deal with these tyres. After initially thanking Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul...
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