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Kimi Raikkonen and Vettel talk after the race, with the Finn managing to keep the championship leader at bay to take second - after the race Vettel played down an incident between the pair where Raikkonen had blocked him from passing during the last few laps (Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
It began a string of bizarre tyre explosions as both Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Torro Rosso driver Jean Eric-Vergne suffered the same incident just a few laps later

Lewis Hamilton climbs from last to fourth in British Grand Prix as series of drivers' wheels explode

The spectacular tyre failure that robbed Lewis Hamilton of the British Grand Prix victory he was determined to deliver to his legion of fans not only handed the win to his Mercedes’ team-mate Nico Rosberg but proved a prelude to a dramatic and dangerous day which moved Red Bull design guru Adrian Newey to suggest that the sport had had a “narrow escape.”

Tyre testing: Jenson Button hopes Pirelli ease safety concerns

Jenson Button is hoping Pirelli has an ace up its sleeve to ease the fears of every driver heading into this weekend's German Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton's British Grand Prix hopes dimmed as number of drivers' wheels explode

Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of winning the British Grand Prix have diminished following a tyre failure on lap eight of the Silverstone track.

Spectators wait in the rain for the first practice runs at Silverstone

British Grand Prix: Fifty shades of grey fail to
deter fans from Silverstone

After rainy start, stands were full when cars eventually took to the track

Paul Di Resta promises no-one at Force India will stand in his way should a big team come calling

Paul Di Resta has been promised no-one at Force India will stand in his way should a big team come calling this season.

Jenson Button of Great Britain and McLaren and Pastor Maldonado of Venezuela and Williams drive side by side into the hairpin during the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix

Jenson Button concedes world title is beyond him, but vows to get McLaren back to the top

The former world champion has endured an incredibly frustrating season

Lotus ready for pole position

Loss-making F1 team is rumoured to have a new investor, reports Mark Leftly
Lewis Hamilton at the Monaco Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes sets the pace in Monaco during practice

The German has been on pole position at the last two races

Jenson Button at Monaco 2012, when he failed to finish

Kevin Garside: How McLaren would love to be contenders again on the waterfront at Monaco

The Way I See It: Monaco is the race they all want to win and a dispiriting place to fail

Jenson Button gives a wave of relief

Jenson Button told he has a job for life at McLaren amid link-up with Honda

The Japanese engine supplier will re-kindle an iconic partnership

Alain Prost celebrates winning the 1988 Australian Grand Prix with Ayrton Senna

McLaren and Honda reunite to bring back a magical era in Formula One

Two giants of the sport rekindle the alliance that ruled when Senna and Prost were kings

Ayrton Senna driving the Marlboro McLaren-Honda MP4/5B in 1990

Honda to make return to Formula One after agreeing deal to replace Mercedes as partners of McLaren

The Japanese manufacturing giant quit the sport at the end of 2008

Fernando Alonso after winning the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, with a battered front tyre clearly visible

Track rage: Why the paddock’s glitterati are losing their grip and calling for tyre change

Q: Why have tyres become the hot topic in F1?

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