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Teams didn't want to develop cars for 2020 tyres
Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola says that teams rejected the new 2020 tyre compounds because they didn't want to develop the cars to support them. A series of tests for the proposed new compounds attracted negative feedback, particularly when drivers tried them out during Friday practice at the United States GP, and after the Abu Dhabi test which followed the 2019 season-ending race at Yas Marina, teams unanimously voted to keep the 2019 rubber. Pirelli have warned that the 2019 tyres will likely be prone to overheating as team's improve their cars under stable regulations for 2020, but Isola thinks the fact that teams would have had to alter their designs for the new tyres prompted...
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