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Pirelli admit poor communication over 2021 tyre test

Pirelli believe poor communication over the purpose of their 2021 tyres and the testing of them led to heavy criticism from the drivers. With the new regulations now pushed back until 2022, Pirelli would have been facing heading into a third season on the same tyre constructions, so instead they presented teams with prototypes to test ahead of their proposed introduction next year. Drivers were given a testing programme for them during free practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but feedback was overwhelmingly negative. Both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel said they'd rather stay with the current compounds for another season. But Pirelli feel the negativity was caused by them not properly...
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