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Pirelli misjudged tyre swaps
Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has admitted F1's tyre supplier underestimated the dangers of teams 'reverse mounting' during races.The practice - which saw teams run right tyres on the left and vice versa in a bid to increase the life expectation of their race stints by one or two laps - has been outlawed after it was found to have contributed to the blowouts which ruined last Sunday's British GP.
It's understood that the teams first experimented with the ploy as long ago as winter testing with Pirelli aware of the practice but unaware of the risks involved before they conducted their investigation into events at Silverstone. Live on Sky Sports Live Formula One 2013 German Grand...
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