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Vettel: 2021-spec F1 tyres make all problems worse

Sebastian Vettel believes Pirelli’s 2021-spec tyre makes “all the problems we struggle with worse” after drivers sampled the revised construction in Bahrain. Sole tyre supplier Pirelli brought its revised 2021-spec C3 construction for each driver to trial during Friday practice in Bahrain but it did not receive widespread support. Pirelli countered the criticism by stressing that drivers were warned not to expect a sizeable update on account of the pandemic and ongoing work on the 18-inch rims, the introduction of which has been delayed until 2022 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. “No, they were not a step forward, the opposite pretty much,” said Ferrari driver Vettel of the...
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