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Pirelli calls urgent meeting to resolve tyre concerns

Pirelli has organised an urgent meeting of team bosses, drivers and Formula 1 stakeholders in an attempt to resolve concerns about the direction of its tyres and to create a strategic plan for its future involvement in the sport. The Italian supplier has come in for criticism that its tyres simply don't last long enough and therefore drivers are forced to drive in a manner which conserves the life of the rubber, rather than racing flat-out from start to finish. Although Pirelli was initially tasked with delivering more pit stops, drivers have begun to express - through the Grand Prix Drivers' Association - a desire for longer-lasting tyres, and it's a development...
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