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‘Kerb could be cause of tyre woe’

A sharp piece of raised kerb on the inside of turn four of the Silverstone circuit was on Sunday blamed for the tyre failures which overshadowed the British Grand Prix. During a post-race inspection of the circuit at the Loop and Aintree corners through which the cars drive before running onto the Wellington Straight, former F1 technical director Gary Anderson identified a section of dangerous concrete that may have caused the punctures. Anderson, now a television pundit, told the BBC: "We have heard a lot today about Turn Four and we have come to have a look at what could be causing these punctures. "Looking at the part inside the kerb, it is green to match the grass, but it is...
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