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Three years on the same Pirelli tires? 'Depends how much we can test'

With the current chaos and uncertainty in the world, the question is what kind of Formula 1 season will remain in 2020. For Pirelli, it could also mean that they don't have time to make a new tyre. This year the F1 cars would actually be driving with brand new tyres, but after a lot of criticism from the teams it was finally decided not to switch to the larger 18-inch tyres after all. As a result, the old tyres from 2019 will be used again, provided there will be racing in 2020 at all. Due to the postponement of the season, the FIA has decided to postpone the rules for 2021 one year and possibly the new tyres can also be postponed another year. "It depends if we can properly test...
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