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Michelin tells teams not to use tires in Grand Prix

Associated Press

Sunday, June 19, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- The United States Grand Prix was in jeopardy hours before its scheduled start Sunday because tiremaker Michelin advised the seven Formula One teams it supplies not to compete because of safety concerns. Michelin, the world's largest tiremaker, has been unable to determine why some of its tires failed during Friday's practice sessions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. One failure led to an accident that knocked Ralf Schumacher out of Sunday's race. In an effort to salvage ...

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