{"id":20811,"date":"2013-07-01T11:13:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T09:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/we-are-risking-our-lives-says-formula-1-drivers\/"},"modified":"2013-07-01T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T09:13:42","slug":"we-are-risking-our-lives-says-formula-1-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/we-are-risking-our-lives-says-formula-1-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We are risking our lives\u2019, says Formula 1 drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lewis Hamilton and a shredded tyre. Photo: Eurosport<\/p>\n

The world of Formula One<\/a> is in an uproar after a shocking Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday. Four drivers suffered exploding tyres \u2013 among them Lewis Hamilton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hamilton, Felipe Massa<\/a>, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez<\/a> all suffered dramatic blow-outs during the race, forcing teams to urge their drivers to take things easy and avoid kerbs wherever possible.<\/p>\n

Hamilton, whose rear left tyre exploded on lap nine while he was clear out in front of the field, was clearly shaken and outraged at having his life put in jeopardy by the tyres.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safety is the biggest issue,\u201d said Hamilton. \u201cIt\u2019s just unacceptable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had that tyre test to develop and improve the tyres to stop that from happening and after that tyre test they didn\u2019t do anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone could\u2019ve crashed. I was thinking behind the safety car that it\u2019s only when someone gets hurt that something will be done about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manufacturers Pirelli<\/a> have been in meetings with the FIA and teams, are being pressured to act before the F1 circus arrives in Germany later this week.<\/p>\n

Red Bull have led calls for teams to revert to 2012 specification tyres, calling it a \u201csad state of affairs\u201d, while Ferrari star Felipe Massa claims the sport was lucky that nobody was killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we were lucky that in all the accidents the driver was able to carry on without crashing,\u201d Massa said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if that happens in a corner you can have a big accident and this is really not nice. What happened today was very dangerous for us, for me and for all drivers racing\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people say it\u2019s because of the kerbs or the debris, but it\u2019s not the first time, so for me it\u2019s unacceptable and we need to do something for our safety.\u201d \u2013 Eurosport<\/a><\/p>\n

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