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Tyres 'not a major safety issue' - Mallya
Force India team principal Vijay Mallya believes tyre safety concerns have been over-hyped following the British Grand Prix, but says he will not block a change to the tyre specification. After five tyres blew out in dramatic fashion at Silverstone, the FIA is changing its own regulations to allow Pirelli to alter its tyre specification without the full agreement of the teams. Several drivers expressed their concerns about the rubber tread flying off cars after a blow out, but Mallya believes the safety issue has been hyped up because of the dramatic way the tyres failed on Sunday. "Other than the car behind and the driver who might get a bit startled with the sudden explosion in...
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