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Pirelli: New bonding process not to blame for tyre failures

Formula One racing’s official tyre suppliers Pirelli say that it is too early to pinpoint the cause of the tyre blow-outs that affected several drivers in Sunday’s 2013 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix.However, they have ruled out the new bonding process used on tyres ahead of the race at Silverstone as being at fault.Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne and McLaren’s Sergio Perez all suffered tyre failures, prompting Pirelli to launch a thorough investigation ahead of next weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. “There have obviously been some issues with rear-left tyre failures which...
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