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Pirelli aims to 'manage' Zandvoort banking

When it was confirmed that there will be two banked corners at Zandvoort next year, when F1 returns to the Netherlands after a 35-year absence, memories of Indianapolis 2005 came to mind as it is understood the second banked corner will be steeper than the banking at the legendary American track. In 2005, following a number of tyre failures during the practice sessions, all the Michelin runners withdrew from the race at the end of the warm-up lap leaving the six Bridgestone-shod runners to contest the event on one of the most shameful days in the sport's history. Though mindful of the demands imposed by such corners, and strictly regulated in terms of the tyre's construction, Pirelli's...
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