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How the tyre changes could tilt the title race

Sky Sports F1's Mark Hughes on the potential repercussions of the proposed changes to the Pirelli compounds...

Regardless of what has been decided between the FIA and Pirelli following the tyre failures at Silverstone, we can be fairly certain that both the compound choices and the construction will be more robust than they would otherwise have been. This may well have an impact upon the championship.

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