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Racing Point expecting 'harder than ever' tyre challenge

Racing Point technical director Andy Green expects teams to be challenged by Pirelli's tyres this season despite the product's unchanged specifications. Formula 1's exclusive tyre supplier had initially planned to introduce a new-spec tyre for 2020, but the Italian company's product was unanimously rejected by the teams following unsatisfactory tests conducted in the latter part of the season. Pirelli is therefore supplying the same spec tyre as last year, but teams are now forced to run higher pressures to compensate for the increase in downforce levels of the 2020 cars, and Green fears that change will prove troublesome for teams. Hamilton unconvinced by Pirelli's 'pumped up' tyres...
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