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Pirelli to use F1 tyre in GP2
Pirelli looks set to use its new Formula One tyre in GP2 next year.
Last month Nick Heidfeld began testing Pirelli's F1 prototype at Mugello, alongside a GP2 car driven by Briton Ben Hanley. The Italian tyre company's track programme continued last week at Paul Ricard, where this time alongside Heidfeld's Toyota was Giorgio Pantano in a GP2 car.
"We were using the same tyres as Heidfeld with the 2009 Toyota," confirmed GP2 technical director Didier Perrin, according to Germany's Auto Bild.
"This is good news because it means you can use the same tyres in both series, which is important for Pirelli and GP2. For the GP2 drivers, it means them racing on the same tyres as in formula one, which would be very useful for their futures."