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Brazil dropped from tyre testing schedule

Pirelli's development plans for the 2019 tyres are firmly in place but Interlagos has been dropped from the schedule following last year's safety concerns. A number of teams were robbed at gunpoint throughout the grand prix weekend in Brazil in 2017, prompting McLaren to cancel their tyre test as their security concerns had not been satisfied. The Italian tyre manufacturer have introduced a range of seven compounds for the 2018 season and these will be further refined throughout the season ahead of next year's campaign with all 10 teams able to test in dry conditions. Force India will be the first to 'blind test' the new tyres – where they will have no knowledge of the compound they...
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