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Long stints, highest ever forces caused British GP tyre failures

An unusually long stint coupled with the highest forces on tyres ever recorded in F1 have been identified as the reason why three cars suffered dramatic late race failures in the British Grand Prix, according to Pirelli. Check out the Crash F1 YouTube channel - CLICK HERE Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton experienced delamination on the front-left in the closing stages of the Silverstone race, though while the former two were forced to pit and drop out of points’ paying positions, Hamilton was able to nurse his Mercedes home to still win. Regardless, Pirelli launched an investigation, initially predicting the high-speeds and debris on track from earlier incidents were to...
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