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Release: FIA seeks solution to Silverstone tyre failures

The FIA issued the following press release this evening: FIA seeks solution to Silverstone tyre failures 01.07.2013 In light of a number of significant tyre failures at last weekend's British Grand Prix, Jean Todt today said that the FIA is determined to seek an urgent solution to the problem and as such the FIA will change the format of this month's Formula One Young Driver Test. "Our priority is to ensure safety for all in Formula One and we believe the incidents at Silverstone represent a genuine safety concern for the drivers," said President Todt. "We have thus taken the decision to alter the Young Driver Test to allow teams to use drivers they deem fit to carry out tyre...
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