Pirelli park new Formula One tyre plan

 

Thursday 30 May 2013 11:24 BST
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Fernando Alonso after winning the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, with a battered front tyre clearly visible
Fernando Alonso after winning the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, with a battered front tyre clearly visible (Getty Images)

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Pirelli have shelved plans for Formula One teams to race with new-specification tyres in Canada next week but hope to have them in place for the British Grand Prix at the end of June.

A spokeswoman said two sets of the modified rear tyres, introduced after a spate of failures, would be used only in Friday practice in Montreal.

She said: "[It] gives everyone a chance to test them and hopefully all agree."

Red Bull have called for the 2013 tyres to be made more durable to reduce the number of pitstops.

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