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Pirelli hits back at Russell: No increased risk with blanket-free tyres
Pirelli has responded to George Russell's claims that Formula 1 is not ready for blanket-less tyres as he believes they represent a potential safety hazard for drivers. Formula 1's stakeholders will vote at the end of July on whether to go ahead with the plan to ban electric tyre warmers as part of the sport's sustainability efforts. Pirelli has developed a blanket-less tyre that Russell tested with Mercedes last week in Barcelona along with Ferrari's drivers. While the product drew no criticism from the drivers assigned to the test, Russell nevertheless argued that high temperatures and Barcelona's specific track features may have exaggerated the prototype tyre's performance. "If I'm...
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