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Pirelli confirm tyre changes for Germany and beyond

Following the failures in Sunday’s race at Silverstone, Pirelli have announced that Kevlar-belted tyres - as tested in Canada recently - will be used throughout this weekend’s German Grand Prix. A new range of tyres will then be introduced from the following round in Hungary.After extensive investigations, Pirelli cited a series of causes for the incidents: teams choosing to mount the asymmetric rear tyres the wrong way round; the use of lower than recommended tyre pressures; the use of extreme camber angles; and particularly aggressive kerbing on fast corners at Silverstone.“What happened at Silverstone was completely unexpected and it was the first time that anything...
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