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Pirelli: FIA allocate tyres to F1 teams not us

Pirelli moved to counter some of Formula One's wilder tyre conspiracy theories on Thursday after dominant world champions Mercedes struggled to get up to speed in Singapore last weekend. The Italian company said in a statement at the Japanese Grand Prix that it had no say over which tyres were allocated to whom, or when they were used. Mercedes were eclipsed by rivals Ferrari and Red Bull in qualifying in Singapore, after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg had taken pole position in all 12 previous grands prix, and also in the floodlit race won by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Some of the more extreme theories circulating within the paddock after qualifying and the race wondered whether...
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