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Pirelli passed first driver's test

LONDON, July 20, 2013 (AFP) - Less than three weeks after the spectacular exploding tyre failures seen at the British Grand Prix led to calls for a drivers' strike, the same men this week praised Pirelli for their latest racing rubber. A week ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and back on the same Silverstone circuit that saw four violent blowouts in the June 30 race, some of Pirelli's leading critics were forced to change their tune. At the close of the 'young drivers' test over three days, Felipe Massa of Ferrari made clear he felt much more confident about Pirelli's supply. Massa said: "For construction and safety it is better -- and nothing has happened here. "There were...
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