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FIA and Pirelli take no action: "Blowout tires were caused by wear and tear".

4 August 2020 at 15:35
Last update 4 August 2020 at 15:37
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  • GPblog.com

The second race at Silverstone in England will be driven with softer tyres than the previous race. After the race it became unclear whether it was wise to switch to softer tyres for the second race after the three punctures of Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz. Pirelli and the FIA have decided that the choice of tyres can stay the same

Research FIA and Pirelli

The FIA and Pirelli immediately opened an investigation after the race last Sunday. The two parties wondered why three tyres suddenly burst at the end of the race. If it would create even more dangerous situations, serious thought would have to be given to not taking even softer tyres with them the next race at Silverstone.

If the punctures were purely the result of wear and tear, the incidents would have been entirely due to the teams who would have had to take better care of the tyres or make an extra pit stop. Chris Medland now reports that this was the case and that further intervention by Pirelli and the FIA is not necessary.

Pirelli keeps softer tyres

The F1 journalist notes: "Pirelli is finishing Sunday's incidents due to wear and tear. According to the company, the left front tyre was under 'maximum pressure after many laps. The result is high wear and tear which made the tires less protected from the force of the track and car'."

The journalist closes his tweet with a remarkable adaptation to the tyres this weekend. The tyres won't be changed last minute, so the planned soft tyres will stay on the schedule, but the minimum pressure of the tyres will be a bit higher.