Formula 1′s uneasy relationship with its tyre supplier Pirelli became even more strained during the course of the Indian Grand Prix weekend.

At the tail end of the Italian marque’s highly controversial 2013 campaign, the tyre situation was stark in India as the soft or ‘option’ tyre failed to last more than a few mere laps.

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