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Pirelli confirm reason behind Raikkonen puncture

After extensive testing, Pirelli have revealed what caused Kimi Raikkonen's tyre to suddenly puncture in the latter stages of the British Grand Prix. Raikkonen was running in second place behind Hamilton when his front left became shredded to pieces, but he was still able to finish third as Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel suffered the problem, albeit for a different reason. In a statement, Pirelli confirmed that Raikkonen's tyre did not reach the end of its shelf life like Vettel's did, but because of 'contact against an external body.' 'The results of the analysis on Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen’s front-left soft compound tyre, which experienced an issue at the end of the recent...
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