Pirelli have reacted to the criticism and questions of the media about the current tyre situation in a lengthy online conference, hoping to clarify some issues that arose after the private Mercedes F1 team tyre test at Barcelona. The company first stated that it did not favour any teams by doing a 1000 km tyre test with Mercedes following the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya. 'The tyres used at the test were not from the current championship but belonged to a range of products still being developed in view of an eventual renewal of the supply contract. Further, none of the tests were carried for the purpose of enhancing specific cars, but only to test tyre solutions for future...
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