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Pirelli denies new approach to avoid criticism
Pirelli has denied it decided to 'go conservative' for 2014 after the tyre-exploding criticism of last season.
After 2013, when the quality and degradation of the tyres were regular paddock buzzwords, the Italian marque has had a low-profile start to F1's new era with reportedly a better and more durable product.
Even the compound choice for Melbourne, where usually the very softest tyres can be used, has raised some eyebrows, but boss Paul Hembery denied Pirelli has gone conservative simply to quieten the damaging criticism of 2013.
"No," he insisted. "We did not take our decisions out of fear of criticism," the Briton told German-language Spox.
"It was just...
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