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Ecclestone and F1 drivers in Pirelli summit

Bernie Ecclestone moved on Friday to calm the Pirelli controversy in Formula 1 by holding a summit meeting with drivers and team bosses, as it emerged the tyre company is on the verge of winning a new supply deal. The Formula 1 supremo invited Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel to the lunchtime meeting, along with Toto Wolff, Niki Lauda, Christian Horner and Maurizio Arrivabene. The meeting was a response to the tyre blowouts at the Belgian Grand Prix, and in particular Vettel's post-race comments about the failures in Belgium being "unacceptable." On Thursday, FOM issued a statement underlining its support for the Italian company, and one team boss...
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