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Pirelli given chance to test after Silverstone failures

Pirelli has been given six days of testing in order to sort out the problems witnessed during last weekends British Grand Prix. Two separate test sessions lasting three days each have been allocated to the Italian manufacturer in order for them to prevent the tyre delaminations seen during the Silverstone round. Lewis Hamilton, Jean-Eric Vergne, Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez all suffered high-speed failures to their left-rear tyre during the 52 lap race. The surprising failures have caused for urgent and immediate action as the German Grand Prix is just days away. Bernie Ecclestone claimed on Monday to The Guardian that Jean Todt – head of the FIA – had allocated Pirelli time...
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