Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola reckons one-stop races could be the norm in 2022 thanks to the low-degradation characteristics of F1's new tyres. Following the introduction this year of an all-new technical regulation platform, Formula 1 has switched to 18-inch wheels for which Pirelli has developed a new tyre structure and a fresh array of compounds. The latter are expected to offer better durability while still offering teams strategic choices. But Isola admits that lower degradation will likely equate to fewer pit stops. "I hope we don’t have less strategic variability, because the idea and the way in which we have designed the tyres is exactly to continue to have a different...
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