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Hakkinen understands Vettel tyre outburst

Scuderia Ferrari Double World Champion Mika Hakkinen says he sympathises with Sebastian Vettel following the German's tyre failure at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel's right rear tyre failed 27 laps into an attempted 29 lap stint on the Prime tyres, prompting the Ferrari driver to heavily criticise Formula 1 supplier Pirelli in the immediate aftermath of the race. Pirelli suggested that a one-stop strategy should not have been attempted while Vettel hit back mid-week, claiming that neither he nor his Ferrari squad had erred. The incident came after Nico Rosberg also suffered a high-speed tyre failure during practice, which Pirelli attributed to external cuts. "I can...
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