Race Recap: British Grand Prix is one part close racing, four parts blowout

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The British Formula One Grand Prix wasn't things that go "bump" in the night, it was things that go "Pop!" on the track. Pirelli came into the sport with a mandate to spice things up, but now - unintentionally - the spice could be overpowering the flavor of the food. The general tire chatter, the tire test, the tire tribunal, tire compounds and constructions and a new tire contract for 2014 were joined by tire blowouts, five of them over the weekend, four of them in the race.

And who would have guessed that 1,000 kilometers of innocent, straight-line testing could have proved so beneficial?Continue reading Race Recap: British Grand Prix is one part close racing, four parts blowout

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