Hamilton claims new tyre law will fall flat as it risks death of drivers
Daily Star Sunday|February 26, 2023
The ban could come into force as early as next year, with a vote of the sport’s major players due to be held after the British Grand Prix in July.
JOHN NORFOLK
Hamilton claims new tyre law will fall flat as it risks death of drivers

LEWIS HAMILTON fears lives could be put at risk if Formula One presses ahead with a proposal to outlaw tyre blankets. 

Tyre warmers allow drivers to have rubber with suitable grip and pressure when they start the race or leave the pits.

But they use a considerable amount of energy – and their removal is being considered on cost and sustainability grounds.

Seven-time world champ Hamilton is among only a handful of drivers to have completed dry weather no-blanket running for F1’s tyre supplier Pirelli.

He said: “It is dangerous. I have tested them and there is going to be an incident at some stage.

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