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Wind tunnel developed tyres to blame for team struggles
21 April, 2013 Pirelli tyres
Pirelli's new 60 per cent scale wind tunnel tyres could be to blame for some Formula 1 teams' troubles in 2013, according to a technical expert.
Top team McLaren faltered badly over the winter in switching from the winning 2012 car to the new and uncompetitive MP4-28.
And it's been a similar story at Williams and Sauber, who last year were among the standouts of the midfield and are now conspicuously scrambling for pace in 2013.
Referring to McLaren and Sauber, Swiss newspaper Blick's technical expert Mike Hammer writes: 'Both teams now believe they know where the problem lies.
'It has to do with the new Pirelli tyres. They are more angular than in 2012, and...
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