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Originally Posted by steve_r
I doubt that they can just magic up a load of F1 tyres at a moments notice.
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As discussed, these are produced months in advance. They have tyres.
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Originally Posted by peebee2
I think you might be underestimating the logistics and customs there!
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If random GT3/LMP2 teams can overnight chassis from the UK/Italy to Abu Dhabi then I'm entirely sure the might that is Formula 1 can manage it.
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Originally Posted by Mike Harte
Yes, of course they could have, but the FIA are not a single team. I think that if they had done so, serious ethical, i.e green type, questions would have been raised. In a way, this is almost a rerun Indianapolis so many years ago.
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I agree with what you say, but I'm not sure "it's green an unethical" would've come up in the discussion on how to get tyres to the Qatar Grand Prix.