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2018 F1 tyres more vulnerable than last year - Vettel

Sebastian Vettel says Pirelli’s range of tyre compounds for the 2018 Formula 1 season have proven to be “more vulnerable” to degradation than previous years.Vettel was among a number of drivers including world championship leader Lewis Hamilton to complain about how quickly Pirelli’s tyres degraded and lost performance during the Monaco Grand Prix.  The German also faced tyre struggles in May’s Spanish Grand Prix, with Ferrari forced into switching Vettel onto a two-stop strategy that ultimately saw him drop out of second place and finish fourth.  5774263478001 CrashTV:  “I think Monaco was a lot worse than the races before,” he told reporters in Montreal on Thursday....
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