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Pirelli explains Verstappen-exit: 'That seems to have been responsible'
Max Verstappen's Pirelli tyres suddenly broke down in the final phase of the Grand Prix on the Imola circuit. Red Bull Racing hadn't seen the rubber of the tyre supplier coming. Mario Isola comes on behalf of Pirelli with a statement afterwards. Verstappen drove 32 laps with the mediums before the retirement occurred. "It seems that some debris was responsible for it", says top executive Isola in the Italian manufacturer's review. Read more Drivers standings: Ricciardo reinforces P4, Albon drops back even further Nevertheless, Pirelli has to admit that it hadn't quite predicted the strategy and longevity of the tyres. There was, of course, little data available with just one free...
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