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Cars, not tyres, now focus of Pirelli vibration investigation

Pirelli is not worried about the integrity of its F1 tyres at Spa following overnight investigations into the vibration effect captured on by slow motion TV replays. However, there remain concerns from some teams that vibrations could trigger car failures in the race. TV replays, notably one of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, showed a resonance effect as cars accelerated out of the chicane onto the pit straight, with the rear tyres distorting and the whole of the car shaking. The effect was also seen under acceleration out of the hairpin. Williams technical chief Paddy Lowe believes that a rear wing endplate failure on Lance Stroll’s car in Q1 resulted from the issue. Some observers have...
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