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Pirelli rules out tyre failures in FP1

 XPB Images Pirelli has confirmed none of the failures suffered in FP1 by Williams and Renault were caused by the tyres. Felipe Massa went off under braking at Turn 6 with a left rear puncture, before later rejoining the track and suffering a second puncture of the same tyre on the long back straight. Those problems were soon followed by Kevin Magnussen appearing on the same straight with a broken left rear suspension and deflated tyre. The session was red flagged while the track was cleared of debris, with Pirelli undertaking investigations to determine the cause of the problems and ruling out any issue with the tyres ahead of FP2. “After full investigation and full sharing...
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