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Pirelli blames teams for tyre-explosive British GP
Pirelli has shifted the blame for the tyre-exploding chaos of last weekend's British grand prix.
F1's Italian supplier insists its 2013 tyres "do not compromise safety if used in the correct way".
After several cars experienced tyre blow-outs, punctures and damage at Silverstone, Pirelli conducted an investigation and concluded the chaos was due to "a series of different causes".
"Rear tyres mounted the wrong way round," a media statement summarised, "low tyre pressures, extreme cambers and high kerbs".
Pirelli said teams under-inflating tyres and using "extreme" camber settings "can be dangerous under certain circumstances"....
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