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Former Pirelli boss says F1 should've gone with 19″ Tyres

Former Pirelli boss, Paul Hembery, believes that Formula 1 should have made the switch into 19″ tyres instead of 18″, that are used in other racing series. Hembery was Pirelli's motorsport chief when the tyre company returned to F1 as a sole supplier in 2011, and led their return to the sport. He was replaced by Mario Isola, the current F1 and Car racing chief at Pirelli in 2017, as Hembery took up a role with the company's operations in Latin America. Hembery spoke in an interview with RacingNews365.com, about F1's shift from the long-serving 13″ tyres to the new low-profile 18″ ones debuting this season. F1 should've gone with 19″ tyres 'On some levels, I...
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