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Silverstone defends kerbs amid tyre crisis

BRDC president Derek Warwick has dismissed suggestions that the kerbs at Silverstone played a major part in the spate of tyre failures seen at the British Grand Prix. Several sources claimed that potential rough or sharp edges to the kerbs, especially around the extended section of the circuit, could have made a contributory factor to the four very public rear tyre failures that occurred during the race, with Pirelli's Paul Hembery also suggesting that the venue – and not specifically the kerbs - could have played a role in the situation. "There might be some aspect to this circuit that impacts specifically on the latest version of our 2013 specification tyres but, at this point, we...
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