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Spa blowouts may have been caused by kerb
A new theory about what caused the tyre blowouts at Spa-Francorchamps during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend recently has emerged. Pirelli was on the back foot after the incidents, as it analysed what caused the tyre explosions suffered at high speed by Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel. F1's official supplier came under attack for the quality of the construction of its tyres, but insisted that track debris and excessive wear were actually the causes. Nonetheless, tyre pressures were mandatorily raised for the subsequent Monza race, triggering the post-race stewards enquiry about Lewis Hamilton's win. Romain Grosjean, who had followed Vettel for several laps before the Ferrari driver's...
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