With the criticism often levelled at Pirelli tyres and the bumpy road surface at Circuit of the Americas, major problems with the tyres at the US Grand Prix seemed inevitable. The day after the race, Pirelli chief Mario Isola breathes a sigh of relief. The rubber has survived. Pirelli rubber holds up well With the high temperatures the bumpy road surface and Pirelli's occasional blunders, it was exciting in America what would happen to the tyres. In the end the tyres held up well. It was however necessary to drive a two-stop race. Isola is happy that the tyres did their job well and sees with the regulars of the race, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, that several types of races were...
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