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Rosberg "lucky" to avoid big crash after tyre failure
Nico Rosberg admitted that only good fortune saved him from a massive crash in Belgian Grand Prix practice after his 190mph tyre failure. The German had a frightening moment in the closing stages of second free practice when his right rear tyre failed on the flat-out run down to Blanchimont corner. Speaking about the incident afterwards and how he had managed to stay out of the wall, Rosberg said: "Unfortunately it wasn't down to my skill. It was just luck that I stayed out of the wall." Investigation ongoing Pirelli will conduct a thorough examination of the failed tyre to find out if the cause of the failure was debris or if it was actually structural. Rosberg himself had no...
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