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F1 pushes back tire blanket ban, discussed PU equalization
Formula 1 teams have agreed to delay the potential introduction of a ban on tire blankets by at least a year, while also wanting further investigations into power unit equalization. Pirelli has been conducting testing to introduce slick tires in 2024 that would not use tire blankets, having already managed to make the step with wet tires. However, with some drivers opposed to the change — mainly driven by sustainability reasons to reduce energy consumption when heating tires — a meeting of the F1 Commission led to the decision to keep blankets next year and continue with testing to try and make the change in 2025. That was one of many items pushed back as a result of the...
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