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Pirelli boss wants F1 to spice up the show before 2017

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery has urged Formula 1 to make changes before the company commits to a new contract. The Italian tyre supplier's F1 chief told the Guardian newspaper that he fully supports efforts by Bernie Ecclestone to spice up the ‘show'. Hembery admitted one good change has been the ban on driver helmet livery changes. 'The driver has to become an international superstar, like David Beckham,' said the Briton. 'But we've got drivers who don't understand why it's crap to change a helmet every race, and moan and bitch about it.' Now, ahead of the next official tender process to be the sport's official tyre supplier, Hembery said Pirelli wants even more changes....
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