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Pirelli under pressure after another tyre failure

October 6th, 2013 (F1Plus / Chris Cameron-Dow) - Pirelli have come under fire this weekend from a few drivers, not least of all due to a failure on Sergio Perez's car during the race. Sergio Perez locked up heavily under braking for turn 1 on lap 31 and then on the straight after turn 2, the tread came loose from his right front tyre in quite dramatic style. The carcass of the tyre was punctured, which caused it to crumple as he made his way back to the pits around the rest of the lap.  When the tyre failed, it left debris all over the track and caused some damage to Perez's car. Bits of tyre and bodywork missed Perez's head by not very much and then caused a puncture on Mark Webber's...
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