Pirelli Motorsport’s Mario Isola admitted it seeing tyres blistering during the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday was somewhat unexpected, despite a few drivers suffering with the same problem twelve months ago at the same circuit. Heading into the race there were not any concerns about blistering but higher temperatures on race day saw a number of high-profile drivers forced to pit for an unscheduled second pit stop, including both Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton. Race winner Max Verstappen did not suffer the same kind of issues, and neither did either Kimi Räikkönen or Sebastian Vettel who completed the podium, and Isola, the Head of Car Racing at Pirelli, said that whilst blisters...
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