Already having to deal with excessive degradation as a result of the unusually high temperatures, and fears that the supersoft tyres might last just a couple of laps tomorrow, drivers face another challenge in terms of the high tyre pressures mandated by Pirelli. Ironically, it was the failures here last season that led to Pirelli, in conjunction with the FIA, setting a minimum tyre pressure for each event. However, drivers fear that the pressures this weekend are too high, and are making the cars almost impossible to control. 'The pressures are unbelievably high,' warned Jenson Button, 'you can see that by how slow we drive around on the way to the line. Most cars are not going full...
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