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Kerbs caused cuts to 90 per cent of left-rear tyres
Nearly all left-rear tyres at the end of Formula 1 first free practice showed damage from the kerbs around the Baku City Circuit, Pirelli has revealed. The first time F1 has competed around the streets of the Azerbaijan capital city, though the circuit has drawn attention for its challenging layout, it was the kerbs that would prove the biggest teething issue for organisers after Pirelli reported cuts in the left-rear tyres after FP1. Identified as being caused by the bolts in the kerbs not being drilled down far enough, modifications took place between the sessions and overnight to ensure there was to be no repeat. Indeed, though there were no tyre failures as a result of the oversight,...
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