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Newey: Some teams were short-sighted

Red Bull technical guru Adrian Newey has slammed teams who block tyre changes that were proposed by Pirelli. The tyre manufacturer had hoped to change the internal structure of their tyres from a steal belt to Kevlar prior to the Canadian Grand Prix, but this was vetoed by some teams. In the wake of the mayhem at Silverstone on Sunday in which four drivers suffered rear tyre blowouts and others endured heavy wear, Newey believes that some members of the F1 paddock have only themselves to blame for the situation. "It's a sad state of affairs but such is the nature of Formula One, really," he is quoted as saying by Autosport. "It's been fairly clear that there's been a number...
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