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Pirelli boss Paul Hembery expects F1 lap records in 2015

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery expects a record-breaking pace from Formula 1 teams in 2015.

Pirelli's Formula 1 boss Paul Hembery has predicted that lap records will be broken during the 2015 season.

After a difficult 2013, which included several tyre blowouts, Pirelli opted for a conservative choice of tyre compounds last campaign.

However, Hembery believes that the improvements in engine development and aerodynamics, combined with better rubber, will make for a faster F1 season.

He told F1news.ru: "Last season the power unit manufacturers, the teams, and ourselves learned a lot. It will be very interesting to see what awaits us in Australia. Only then will we get a real idea of the scale of changes that have occurred.

"At Pirelli we already have specific information about what we can expect in the new season, and I can say that some of it is very interesting, and that is to put it mildly.

"We expect a significant increase in pace, and when you consider how much laptimes normally improve through a season, I think by the end of 2015 we will be getting close to breaking records."

F1 teams will begin pre-season testing in early February at Jerez.

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