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Pirelli says cause of Vettel's puncture may never be found

The original cause of the slow puncture that led to Sebastian Vettel's tyre failure at the British Grand Prix may never be discovered, with Pirelli's investigations this week having failed to uncover a definitive answer. Vettel hit trouble two laps from home at Silverstone last weekend when his front left tyre deflated on the run down to Brooklands – before he was pitched off the track at Luffield. He was able to pit for fresh rubber but dropped down the order to finish seventh. With Kimi Raikkonen having suffered a tread failure on the previous lap, Pirelli launched an immediate joint investigation with Ferrari to try to unlock exactly what happened. Work on Vettel's tyre has concluded...
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