After the tyre-explosive British grand prix, formula one can look forward to a calmer weekend at the Nurburgring.<\/p>\n
Pirelli has announced that in Germany it will supply teams with kevlar rather than the steel-belted tyres that exploded at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
The Italian marque also said the teams’ habits of swapping the left and right rear tyres, and running unrecommended tyre pressures and cambers, caused the problems.<\/p>\n
And Germany’s Bild newspaper published a photo of a sharp kerb, covered with black tyre markings, that could have contributed to the rear tyre failures seen last weekend.<\/p>\n
Silverstone boss Derek Warwick, however, slammed as “absolute rubbish” the suggestion the Northamptonshire circuit was to blame for the chaos.<\/p>\n
“These kerbs have been in since 2009 and we have had thousands and thousands of cars go over them and were absolutely fine,” the track-owning British Racing Drivers’ Club president told Sky.<\/p>\n
Retired F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello, however, believes the unique characteristics of Silverstone may have contributed to the tyre failures.<\/p>\n
“The concern at Silverstone is about the high speed corners and the (effect they have on the) tyre temperatures,” he told Brazil’s Totalrace.<\/p>\n
“It shouldn’t happen at the Nurburgring,” added Barrichello.<\/p>\n
Ferrari reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa agrees.<\/p>\n
“For sure, tyres will play a major role in Germany,” the Spaniard is quoted by Speed Week.<\/p>\n
“But in general, the tyres are less stressed at the Nurburgring than they are at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
“For that reason alone I can’t imagine we get a repeat of the events of England,” he added.<\/p>\n
In the heat of the Silverstone tyre crisis, teams and drivers admitted a boycott of this weekend’s action in Germany was a possibility.<\/p>\n
The Nurburgring organisers, however, are not worried.<\/p>\n
Insisting that safety is “of course important”, a spokesman for the circuit said tyre problems have nothing to do with the circuits.<\/p>\n
“It’s up to the FIA and formula one itself to solve this problem,” the spokesman told Germany’s Sport1.<\/p>\n
“Our preparations for the weekend are uninterrupted and in full swing, and we expect that everyone will be at the start as planned on Sunday.”<\/p>\n
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