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Pirelli woes at Spa boost to Michelin F1 aspirations

Michelin's bid to oust or join Pirelli as Formula 1's official tyre supplier may have got a big boost from the fallout of the Belgian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel was not the only high-profile figure to boldly criticise Pirelli after his blowout at Spa-Francorchamps, as Nico Rosberg had a similar high-speed incident at the fearsome circuit. In a post-race blog, German Rosberg said the blowouts were 'really not acceptable', even though Pirelli insists external damage and excessive wear were the actual causes. Now, Mercedes driver Rosberg has said in his column for Bild newspaper: 'I am confident that Pirelli will double-check everything properly before the next race in Monza and that we...
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