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Kerbs could be partly to blame for tyre issues

 SILVERSTONE, United Kingdom, June 30th, 2013 (AFP) - A sharp piece of raised kerb on the inside of turn four of the Silverstone circuit was on Sunday blamed for the tyre failures which overshadowed the British Grand Prix. During a post-race inspection of the circuit at the Loop and Aintree corners through which the cars drive before running onto the Wellington Straight, former F1 technical director Gary Anderson identified a section of dangerous concrete that may have caused the punctures. Anderson, now a television pundit, told the BBC: "We have heard a lot today about Turn Four and we have come to have a look at what could be causing...
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