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Pirelli director responds to Szafnauer criticism: 'We made the sensible decision'

Lawrence Stroll's dream of having Aston Martin as the new top team in Formula 1 doesn't seem to have worked out too well. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer puts a siginifcant part of the blame on Pirelli, as according to him the 2021 tyres unfairly disadvantage low-range concepts like Aston Martin and Mercedes. Pirelli however didn't seem to like this explanation and the tyre supplier offered the team their response. Speaking to The Race Pirelli motorsport director Mario Isola refutes Szafnauer's argument. The team principal argued yeaterday that postponing the stronger Pirelli tyre to 2022 disregards this season's greater downforce, and thus highlights the difference in power between...
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