Nico Rosberg suffered a tyre blow out today at a shade under 200mph at a testing session in Bahrain. Rosberg tweeted about the incident which saw him spin a full 360 degrees, but it was swiftly removed from his feed.
He originally tweeted; “just spun at full speed 320km/h on bahrain straight cause my tyre blow up without warning.thanks to that need to get some toilet paper now..”
Pirelli have issued a statement tonight explaining the incident in their words saying it was just a prototype tyre that was tested and will not be proposed again.
Rosberg – toilet paper can now be removed from the garage!
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PIRELLI: MERCEDES FITTED WITH PROTOTYPE TYRES
WHICH WILL NOT BE PROPOSED AGAIN
2014 DEVELOPMENT GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN
Milan, 19 December 2013 – The tyre tests in Barhain regarded a number of prototypes, which were completely innovative in terms of structure and compounds, with the aim of developing the most suitable solutions for the next season.
This morning Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes was fitted with one of these prototypes, a tyre which had only been tested in the laboratory and which will not be proposed again.
Thus, the safety of the tyres which will be supplied for the next Championship is not in question.
The accident which happened to Rosberg’s car is being investigated and the findings will be communicated to the FIA and the teams.
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Jennie, lets hope this does not come back to bite them on the arse….. “Thus, the safety of the tyres which will be supplied for the next Championship is not in question.”