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'Biggest forces ever': British GP tyre failures explained

Formula 1's tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, have concluded that the race-altering punctures at the end of Sunday's British GP were caused by long stints, and the 2020 cars producing the 'biggest forces ever'. But they are still going to press ahead with plans to bring softer tyres to this weekend's second Silverstone race, the 70th Anniversary GP. Martin Brundle's British GP column There was a dramatic conclusion to the British GP due to three big tyre failures, with Valtteri Bottas, who was second, Carlos Sainz (fifth) and then race-leader Lewis Hamilton suffering front-left blowouts. Bottas and Sainz finished outside of the points, while Hamilton crawled across the line with three inflated...
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