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FIA calls emergency meeting over tyre blow outs

The FIA has scheduled a meeting of Formula One's Sporting Working Group in order to avoid a repeat of the tyre blow outs over the British Grand Prix weekend. Pirelli experienced five worrying tyre blow outs at the high-speed Silverstone circuit this weekend, four of which happened during Sunday's race. FIA president Jean Todt attended the British Grand Prix and has asked Pirelli to come up with a solution by Wednesday in order to solve the issue ahead of next weekend's German Grand Prix. Pirelli is investigating the issue and plans to determine the cause before the teams arrive at the Nurburgring. It believes the problem is new and insists it is not related to the new bonding process...
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