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Pirelli: Rosberg tyre won’t be used again

Pirelli has confirmed that the tyre on which Nico Rosberg suffered a 320km/h spin during this week's Bahrain test will not be put forward for use in the future.The German was conducting the last day of the specially-convened session when he suffered a high-speed blow-out on the main straight at Bahrain International Circuit, prompting a memorable – and swiftly deleted - Twitter post about needing an urgent supply of toilet paper.Mercedes was one of four teams present at the track to conduct a three-day test of tyre compounds being put forward for possible use in 2014, but was forced to pack up early as a result of damage caused in the spin.In a secondary statement issued in the wake of...
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