Pirelli strengthens tyres after Blow Outs

Pirelli will strengthen its tyres ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix to try to avoid a repeat of the six blowouts seen at Silverstone. The rear tyres' internal belt will be made of Kevlar at the Nurburgring this weekend rather than the usual steel.

Then for the Hungarian Grand Prix at the end of July, Pirelli will revert to its 2012 construction, which is different to that used this year.

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In separate news, the FIA have allowed other teams to test the tryes using the 2013 car and their current drivers instead of using young drivers. Mercedes have asked the FIA to exempt them from this test.