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Two F1 teams using trick to reduce tyre pressures

Two F1 teams using trick to reduce tyre pressures Rumours some teams have found a loophole around Pirelli's minimum tyre pressure rules are doing the rounds in the Barcelona paddock. Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt claims McLaren wrote a letter to the FIA seeking clarification about a supposed technical trick that lowers tyre pressures once a car is running. Pirelli's mandatory minimum tyre pressures in 2016, much higher than in the past, have proved controversial and unpopular. But Pirelli and the FIA have reportedly noticed that two teams – one top team and another midfield runner – have shown in-race pressures that are consistently 2 PSI lower than their...
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