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Revised tyres to be tested in Canada

Formula 1 teams will not race with modified 2013 rear tyres at next week's Canadian Grand Prix, but will test them in Friday's practice sessions. Suppliers Pirelli want to restructure the tyres after complaints that their current design has made tyre-management too much of a factor this season. If used, Pirelli hope their redesigned tyres would mean that drivers would not have to stop more than three times. Guide to the tyres in Formula 1 Should they be approved, the new tyres could be introduced at the British GP. 'The aim of the new tyre is to prevent any instances of the tread detaching itself from the structure,' Pirelli said in a statement. 'However, the performance and wear...
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