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Construction not at fault for Williams & Renault tyre failures

Chinese Grand Prix – The tyre failures during Friday practice were caused by external factors. That's the finding of an investigation carried out by Pirelli alongside the affected teams. Felipe Massa, as well as Renault's Kevin Magnussen, was hit by tyre failures during the first practice session. The Brazilian encountered two rapid deflations in quick succession, spinning off in dramatic fashion due to the first one before recovering to his garage. The second one saw him trundle slowly back to the pits while he radioed in 'Yeah, I need to stop – the same problem, the same problem.' With half an hour left in the session, Magnussen also recovered to the pits with a fully...
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