Pirelli was seen as the big enemy after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Not for the first time, two Pirelli tyres gave up the ghost without any warning, causing huge crashes for Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen. According to Marc Priestley the finger should not be pointed at Pirelli immediately. Criticism of Pirelli Since Pirelli returned to Formula 1 in 2011, they have come under pressure numerous times. In Silverstone, there were already several races where we saw Pirelli blow-out tyres, but there is also hardly any overtaking possible with the fast wearing tyres. After the race in Baku, Pirelli took a lot of blame from stakeholders in F1, but according to Priestley, this was way too early....
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