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Pirelli concludes test on Raikkonen's Silverstone tyre

Pirelli has issued a statement on its findings following the puncture to Kimi Raikkonen's tyre on the penultimate lap of the British Grand Prix. The Finn was running third when he suffered the puncture to his left-front tyre. However, as he was near the pits he was able to safely make it back and rejoined the race in fourth. However, a lap later, teammate Sebastian Vettel, who had inherited third place, suffered a puncture to the same tyre which resulted in the German dropping to seventh. Having confirmed that the German suffered a slow puncture and the subsequent drive back to the pits on an underinflated and then flat tyre led to the final failure, Pirelli admitted that it would need...
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