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Pirelli rubbishes conspiracy theories

With Pirelli still smarting from the public criticism it received in Belgium, and Mercedes similarly hurting following its nightmare weekend in Singapore, it was obvious that the conspiracy theorists would have an answer. One of the stranger rumours doing the rounds post-Singapore was that Mercedes had been given the wrong tyres, a claim even Toto Wolff paid momentary lip service to. 'I'm not saying that it happened, just that I thought it,' he admits. Consequently, Pirelli has issued a brief statement vehemently denying the claims. Insisting that the tyres, which are produced in Izmit in Turkey, are embedded with traceable bar codes, the Italian manufacturer says the system is...
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