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Webber lambasts Pirelli tyres

Mark Webber has hit out at Pirelli after Sergio Perez suffered a massive delamination in the Korean Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was ahead of Webber on the track when on lap 31 his right front tyre gave up. Spewing rubber and carbon fiber onto the track in its wake, Webber was forced to pit himself having run over the debris which cost the Aussie valuable positions. Perez's delamination comes in the wake of Pirelli changing their tyres to prevent such incidents but Webber says this is an indication that more needs to be done. "Pirelli will put the puncture of Perez down to a lock up but the reason the drivers are locking up is because there's no tread left," he told the BBC....
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