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Pirelli to investigate Hamilton tyre damage
Pirelli will take a closer look at Lewis Hamilton's rear-left tyre that was damaged during practice in Bahrain.
The Mercedes driver suffered the failure shortly before the chequered flag was raised during FP3 on Saturday morning and it not only resulted in damage to his W04's suspension, but the team were also forced to change his gearbox.
Caterham's Giedo van der Garde also picked up a puncture at the same part of the track and Pirelli initially blamed metal debris for the problems.
However, motorsport director Paul Hembery admits there are question marks over Hamilton's tyre failure, but says Felipe Massa's two punctures during Sunday's race were caused by debris.
"The Hamilton tyre...
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