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Button doesn't expect new tyre rule to change anything

McLaren driver Jenson Button does not believe 2016's new tyre regulations, which allow more freedom with compound selection, will make a difference to Formula 1. Next season F1's sole tyre supplier Pirelli will select three dry compounds from their range for every grand prix weekend, allowing each team to select two for use over the course of each event. The move comes after widespread criticism of the 'show' and it's hoped the change will spice up the action with teams and drivers possibly choosing different tyre strategies. However Button believes that teams will eventually converge on the same strategy - as one will always be fastest - and the rule will simply be forgotten by...
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