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Further downforce cuts for 2021 after tyre issues
The FIA are planning to reduce downforce levels on the 2021 cars even further following the tyre problems at Silverstone. The delaying of the new regulations until 2022 means that Pirelli will be required to supply the same tyre construction for three consecutive seasons. Pirelli had planned to introduce a different tyre specification for the 2020 campaign, but teams rejected them last year in favour of keeping the 2019 versions. But with that comes the added pressures they will face as the performance of the cars increases under stable regulations. On safety grounds the FIA had already put a plan in place to reduce the downforce levels in 2021, but the recent issues at Silverstone have...
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