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Pirelli face 'serious questions'

F1 tyre supplier Pirelli were back in the headlines on Sunday afternoon after four serious tyre failures during the British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton was forced to reliquish the lead at his home grand prix when his rear left delaminated just eight laps into the grand prix. He wasn't the only one though as Felipe Massa, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez also suffered failures. With teams finding cuts on their drivers' rear left tyres, warnings came over the radio to stay away from the kerbs especially at Turn Four. However, even if the kerbs did play a role, race winner Nico Rosberg has urged Pirelli to take action. "Definitely that's a problem, too many tyre failures today so they...
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