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Will tires or fuel be the managed element in 2014?

It’s a balancing act. No more and yet no less. Pirelli announced their new tire lineup this week and suggested that the tire compounds were slightly harder and one presumes the sidewalls are designed to handle the increased weight and torque of the 2014 regulations-driven Formula 1 car designs. It leads one to suspect that perhaps tire degradation and tire management—that reached lunacy levels in 2013—will not be an issue in 2014 given the demand for a more stout tire construction. This leaves the next issue on the table which is fuel, fuel flow rates and fuel consumption. The new regulations limit the fuel flow rate to 100 liters for an entire race and that would be 50 liters less...
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