There has been talk of drivers boycotting this week’s German Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez all suffered high-speed blow-outs to their left-rear tyres at Silverstone yesterday. In the immediate aftermath of the fiasco, Pirelli was told it must attend the FIA’s sporting working committee at the Nurburgring on Wednesday to explain itself to team bosses. And now Formula One’s two most powerful men, supremo Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Jean Todt, have given the Italian tyre manufacturer a chance to tackle the problem. “Pirelli has complained in the past when these tyres have delaminated, which is...
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