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Mercedes satisfied with tyre changes

Mercedes have come out in support of the tyre changes announced by Pirelli, though Lewis Hamilton feels there is still cause for concern. Hamilton was one of the five drivers who suffered a rear-tyre failure at Silverstone this past weekend, at a time when he was leading the race. He later labelled the situation as "unacceptable", but he now says he is satisfied by Pirelli's decision to use a belt made of more resistant Kevlar instead of steel for the rear tyres at the Nurburgring before switching to an all-new tyre that fuses the structure, construction and belt from last year with the current compounds from this season in Budapest. "I am satisfied, but only when we get...
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