Pirelli have officially put pen to paper on a three-year contract renewal to continue as Formula 1's tyre supplier until 2016.The Italian manufacturer, whose previous three-year F1 supply deal ran out at the end of last year, experienced a difficult 2013 season as their initially fast-degrading tyres caused controversy before a mid-year change, with the firm also expressing frustrations over the sport's testing restrictions. Although their future in the sport had at one stage appeared uncertain, the FIA announced in September that Pirelli would continue into 2014 and confirmation that a three-year deal has now been agreed with the governing body finally arrived on Thursday. In what the...
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