F1 should have accepted request to limit tyre usage, says Pirelli

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Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli believes Sebastian Vettel's tyre blowout during the Belgian Grand prix could have been avoided if the teams had accepted a request to limit tyre usage back in 2013.

The four-time World Champion was fending off his third place podium position when the right-rear tyre on his Ferrari exploded in a dramatic puff of smoke and rubber along the Kemmel Straight on the penultimate lap at Spa.

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