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Pirelli: We asked for a maximum lap rule, nobody listened
Pirelli has hit back at claims it's tyres are dangerous and that failures shouldn't happen after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel lost out on a podium finish when his tyre failed on the penultimate lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. Ferrari opted for a one-stop strategy for Vettel, forcing him to run the medium compound for what would have been 30 laps (70 per cent of race distance), but his right-rear tyre only lasted 28 laps. In a statement issued late on Sunday night, Pirelli claims it suggested a new rule be put in place back in 2013, setting limits on how many laps can be completed on each compound as a safety measure. "Regarding what happened today at the Belgian Grand Prix, Pirelli...
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