The Grand Prix Drivers' Association - the so-called F1 drivers' union - is to convene at Interlagos this weekend as members admit concern at a number of aspects of the sport. Top of the agenda is tyres, and the increasing need for tyre management, along with the gap between the top three teams and the rest. The recent Mexican Grand Prix was widely cited as a confusing disappointment as from the outset drivers were forced to manage their tyres. While Pirelli has consistently gone along with the wishes of the sport's powers-that-be producing tyres that deliberately degrade, it is this 'manipulation' for the benefit of 'the show' that caused Michelin not to bid for the franchise when the...
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