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Pirelli: 'No reason' to discard 2021 tyre despite criticism

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola has responded to the widespread criticism of the supplier's 2021 tyre, insisting there is "no reason" not to introduce the new-spec rubber next year. All teams put the new tyre through its paces during Friday's opening day of running in Bahrain, but many drivers were left unimpressed by Pirelli's latest construction which Lewis Hamilton qualified as "heavier, slower and worse" than the company's current-spec rubber. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel also felt the new product was not up to F1's standards and hoped it would ultimately be discarded. But Isola offered a strong rebuttal to the criticism, insisting Pirelli had done its job to produce a...
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