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Pascal Wehrlein and Kimi Raikkonen were on tyre testing duty for Mercedes and Ferrari, as Pirelli ramps up preparations ahead of the 2017 Formula One season. Mercedes decided to have the 2016-spec and 2017-spec tyres next to each other to see how much wider next year’s compounds will be. That certainly makes for an intriguing sight!

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