Has F1’s tyre mandate reached the end of the line?

You’d forgive Lewis Hamilton for wincing 
any time he hears the words ‘Pirelli’ and ‘Silverstone’ uttered in the same breath. His attempt to convert pole into a home victory
 during his maiden Mercedes campaign in 2013 was scuppered by his left-rear tyre exploding. Seven years later he crossed the line to land his seventh British Grand Prix triumph, albeit with the front-left rubber in tatters. 

But he shouldn’t face another similarly sticky situation this month. Pirelli will use the trip to Northamptonshire to introduce a new construction which has most recently been tested in Barcelona. Concerned by increasing downforce levels and cornering loads, the tyre maker has fast-tracked a specification originally intended for 2024. The bumf says compounds and profiles will stay the same, but the material will be even more resistant to fatigue.