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Mercedes rubbish 'Pirelli help' claims

Mercedes have rubbished claims Pirelli have handed the world champions a critical performance advantage by changing their tyres mid-season. Pirelli have amended their tyres by reducing the amount of tread on the compounds for this weekend's Spanish GP as well as the upcoming races in Britain and France. On Thursday, Sebastian Vettel said: "Obviously we have different tyres because Pirelli reacted to the issues Mercedes had and Red Bull had in testing." Hamilton storms to pole'Poles feel even sweeter'When's the Spanish GP on Sky? When asked if Pirelli had altered the tyres 'to help Mercedes' after he took pole position for this afternoon's race, an unimpressed Hamilton responded:...
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