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Pirelli investigating unprecedented tyre phenomenon

Pirelli has launched an investigation to work out what is causing the strange tyre deformation that was witnessed in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, and whether any action needs to be taken ahead of the race. Slow motion footage of cars exiting the final chicane at Spa-Francorchamps showed standing waves spreading across the tread of rear tyres, something that has not been witnessed before. The extra vibrations these waves caused triggered the damage to Lance Stroll's rear wing that cost him track running in Q1. Pirelli's F1 racing manager Mario Isola said that he had never seen an F1 tyre behave in such a way, which is why his company was working with teams overnight to get a better...
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