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Mercedes would welcome tighter tyre checking procedure

Mercedes has welcomed the idea of a push to establish a firm tyre checking protocol in Formula 1, following the post-race controversy involving Lewis Hamilton. The FIA stewards were asked to investigate whether or not Mercedes had broken the rules at the Italian Grand Prix when Hamilton's left rear tyre was found to be below the minimum pressure recommended by Pirelli shortly before the start of the race. In the end, it was deemed that the team had operated within the rules because it was shown that when the tyres were fitted to the car they were above the limit. The pressures had only dropped as the result of the rubber cooling while the tyre blankets were disconnected. In the stewards'...
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