Despite various protestations of innocence and fingers being pointed at other potential causes for the chaos that descended on the British Grand Prix, Pirelli has conceded that it had a part to play in the blow-outs that affected five drivers at Silverstone.Lewis Hamilton lost what could have been a first win of the year when his left rear tyre failed while leading on lap eight, while Felipe Massa and Jean-Eric Vergne both suffered identical problems in the following few laps. Esteban Gutierrez lost a left front tyre not long afterwards, while McLaren's Sergio Perez suffered his second left rear failure of the weekend late in the race, debris from which only narrowly missed Fernando...
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