In a letter sent to all the teams this morning, Race Director Charlie Whiting announced that in future tyre pressures will be checked before the wheels are fitted to cars. The move comes after months of speculation that some teams were using a variety of methods to raise the pressures including heating the brakes in order that the heat is transferred to the rim, thereby increasing the tyre pressure. Consequently, in consultation with Pirelli, Whiting has advised the teams that all tyres - old and new - will be checked before being fitted to the cars in all sessions and on the grid in the moments before the race. 'The minimum starting tyre pressures, as set out in the Pirelli preview for...
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