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Hamilton & Alonso raise tyre concern

Leading drivers raised concerns about tyre safety following the high-speed blow-out suffered by Nico Rosberg at the Belgian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were among those who raised the issue in the drivers' briefing on Friday evening. Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate suffered a tyre failure at 190mph but came to a halt without hitting the barriers. Race director Charlie Whiting defended F1 tyre supplier Pirelli's record to the drivers in the meeting. Pirelli said that following an investigation it could find 'no issue with the structural integrity of this or any other tyre' and that the damage was 'consistent with an external source'. Mercedes executive director (technical)...
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