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Pirelli considering simplified F1 tyre name changes for 2019
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is considering simplifying the names of its tyre compounds to Hard, Medium and Soft for each of its three available choices per race next season. The Italian tyre manufacturer introduced two extra compounds for 2018 - taking the total up to seven with the addition of SuperHard and Hypersoft at either end of the spectrum - in a bid to promote alternative strategic options to spice up races after complaints about the number of one-stop races in recent years. But following a request from FOM and the FIA, Pirelli is now evaluating introducing a simplified system whereby regardless of the actual compound, tyres for each round would be denoted as Hard, Medium and...
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