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Pirelli: Vettel tyre failure caused by slow puncture

Sebastian Vettel looked set for at least fourth place in the British Grand Prix, and possibly even third, but puncture late in the race forced him to make an unscheduled pitstop on the penultimate lap of the race at Silverstone. Pirelli have since investigated the failure that afflicted the Ferrari driver and have concluded that a slow puncture was the cause of the mishap. Pirelli reported in a statement: 'Pirelli has concluded the analysis on Sebastian Vettel's damaged front-left P Zero Yellow soft tyre, which affected him two laps from the finish of the British Grand Prix.' 'As appeared clear since Sunday afternoon, a full investigation has now confirmed that the original cause of the...
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