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Verstappen unhappy with Pirelli’s “vague” explanation for F1 tyre failures

The Red Bull driver lost the chance to win in Baku when he crashed out of the lead with five laps to go after suffering a dramatic left-rear tyre failure along the start finish straight, while Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll suffered a similar blowout. A Pirelli investigation found that teams were not to blame for the failures, while it also concluded the issues were not debris-related. “For me it was just a bit vague, what came out,” Verstappen said. “The only thing I can say is from our side the team did everything like they should have done, I mean they followed all the guidelines with tyre pressures and stuff, so there was nothing to be found there. “For sure we’ll go up on...
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