The recommendation was made to the British driver's McLaren team after signs of delamination were detected inside his tyres - particularly the front right - after the practice and qualifying sessions at Istanbul Park.

Hamilton, 23, suffered a tyre failure at the same circuit one year ago, but even a universal construction change for 2008 did not solve the problem that is caused by his unique driving style in the long turn-8.

"Nobody else has had a repetition of any of those problems this year, with the exception of Lewis," a spokeswoman for F1's official tyre supplier told Reuters.