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Pirelli blames Ferrari for risking one-stop strategy

Pirelli have hit back at claims from Sebastian Vettel that their tyres are unsafe following two failures during one race weekend, the latest of which cost the German a podium position. Speaking to reporters are the race, Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery suggested Ferrari risked problems by opting for such a long stint on the same tyres by choosing to go with a one-stop strategy. "It [the tyre] was at the end of wear-life," said Hembery. "Any tyre in the world, when it gets to the end of its wear-life, you're going to have a problem. "[Vettel did] 28 laps. We thought the strategy would be based on two or three stops, as the majority did, but they clearly felt...
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