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The heavily-degrading Pirellis now into question for safety

April 22nd, 2013 (F1plus) A new problem could be emerging for Pirelli, as the mere safety of its already controversial 2013 tyres is now called into question. The occurrence of tyre failures - or delaminations - appears to be on the rise this season, amid already widespread criticism of the heavily-degrading Pirellis. "I've never had two problems (failures) with tyres in one race. I don't know what it is, but it's too much," Ferrari's Felipe Massa is quoted as saying by Sky Italia after the Bahrain race. "Maybe there was debris on the track, but I didn't feel any contact," he added. Th brazilian double-tyre issue happened in the same rear back wheel, which might also...
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