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Tyre swapping ban hurt Mercedes - Brawn
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says Mercedes struggles at the German Grand Prix are partly linked to the tyre swapping ban put in place by Pirelli. To extend the life of the tyre, several teams were running the right rear-hand tyres on the left of the car and vice-a-versa. Pirelli believed this practice was part of the reason for the blowouts at the British Grand Prix and banned it for Germany, saying the asymmetrical construction of it tyres is not designed to be interchangeable from left to right. Despite Hamilton's blowout at Silverstone, Mercedes appeared to be on top of its tyre degradation issues with Nico Rosberg taking victory, but in Germany, when the swapping ban was in...
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