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New Pirelli tyres ‘a big step’

Formula One teams have told Pirelli that the new 2015 tyres are “a big step” forward.

Pirelli worked to strengthen the rear tyres with a new construction in order to allow the teams to move their focus away from protecting the rears at he majority of circuits. Sporting director Mario Isola told F1i there had been no surprises during pre-season testing and that Pirelli is pleased with the response from teams to the changes.

“Surprised? No, it was not a big surprise,” Isola said. “General feedback was positive. I was checking with most of the teams and they confirmed it is a big step and a good step with the rear tyre.

“So now they can work keeping in mind that we have a stronger rear and maybe they have to adjust the set-up to protect the front a little bit more this year, compared to last year when they were paying more attention to the rear overheating. They are very good so they know exactly what they have to do.”

Pirelli announced the tyre compounds for the first four races of the season yesterday, with the same choices being made as in 2014.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.